Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751022AbWC3FJb (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:09:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751036AbWC3FJb (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:09:31 -0500 Received: from smtp.osdl.org ([65.172.181.4]:62420 "EHLO smtp.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751007AbWC3FJb (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:09:31 -0500 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:09:04 -0800 From: Andrew Morton To: Pete Clements Cc: clem@clem.clem-digital.net, klassert@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Correction: 2.6.16-git12 killed networking -- 3c900 card Message-Id: <20060329210904.3e1391bb.akpm@osdl.org> In-Reply-To: <200603300451.k2U4pcaK001781@clem.clem-digital.net> References: <20060329171030.3d475bcb.akpm@osdl.org> <200603300451.k2U4pcaK001781@clem.clem-digital.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1445 Lines: 40 Pete Clements wrote: > > Quoting Andrew Morton > > > > Oh damn. So you're sure that 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 actually makes the > > driver behave better? > > > Ok, new results. > Built a new virgin 2.6.16. > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message > 2) rebooted with 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 on command line, > able to stimulate a tx time out message > > Applied the collision statistics fix fix. Changed the extraversion > in the top Makefile to preserve my baseline, also make does more > work than previous. > 1) Booted and unable to stimulate a tx time out message > > Rebooted to virgin 2.6.16 > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message > 2) rebooted with 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 on command line, > able to stimulate a tx time out message > > Rebooted to the patched driver kernel (collision statistics fix fix) > 1) unable to stimulate a tx time out message. > > Rebooted to virgin 2.6.16 > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message > > Appears that earlier results were tainted. > OK, thanks. So it looks like 3c59x-collision-statistics-fix-fix.patch is the only patch which we need to return your machine to working condition? - 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/