> Firstly, I am starting a fresh thread here, as I have subscribed to
> the lkml now so I can reply in a timely manner, and also the other
> thread was broke as I was replying 'off-list' - sorry about that.
>
> OK, to recap. With 2.6.3 I get timeouts with 8139too under network
> load (any load). I have never had any problems with these _same_ two
> cards under any other kernel version over the last 3 years.
>
> If I use the 8139too.c from 2.6.2, and build 2.6.3 with it, all works
> fine (I am running this version right now).
~snip~
OK, just for completeness, this issue has been resolved.
In my BIOS, there was an option:
PCI IRQ (edge/level)
It was set to 'edge'. Setting to 'level' fixed the problem - the
8139too.c driver is perfectly OK (I am now on 2.6.4 with no
problems).
I would like to thank OGAWA Hirofumi for the time and debugging code
he done for me, and also successfully pinpointing the problem and
giving me an idea of what was going on and what to look for to fix
it.
Thank you!
Nick
--
"When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble, Give a whistle..."