Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:46:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:46:20 -0500 Received: from nat-pool-rdu.redhat.com ([66.187.233.200]:15890 "EHLO devserv.devel.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:46:18 -0500 Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:56:22 -0500 From: Pete Zaitcev To: "Rhodes, Tom" Cc: jbourne@mtroyal.ab.ca, zaitcev@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: lockups with 2.4.20 (tg3? net/core/dev.c|deliver_to_old_ones) Message-ID: <20030226145622.C26604@devserv.devel.redhat.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from tom.rhodes@hp.com on Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 09:29:56AM -0600 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1036 Lines: 26 > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:29:56 -0600 > From: "Rhodes, Tom" > > there is a deadlock: deliver_to_old_ones()attempts to stop all timers > Until this is fixed, there are a couple work-arounds: > - Put the system behind a NAT firewall. [...] > - Switch to a non-NAPI driver. [...] I think you are a little late with these workarounds, tg3 1.4c is available for a week already. http://people.redhat.com/jgarzik/tg3/tg3-1.4c/ People using ancient non-NAPI kernels better upgrade to 2.4.20. If they really, really, really cannot upgrade (and this only happens when they are stuck with binary module crap), they should say "I will quit this tob tomorrow" three times, then use RH AS2.1 driver, only make sure to get tg3 1.2e3 from drivers/addon/tg3 in 2.4.9-e.12. -- Pete - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/