Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030192AbWHCSfP (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:35:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030187AbWHCSfP (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:35:15 -0400 Received: from mms2.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.18]:18194 "EHLO mms2.broadcom.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030183AbWHCSfM (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:35:12 -0400 X-Server-Uuid: D9EB6F12-1469-4C1C-87A2-5E4C0D6F9D06 Subject: Re: [PATCH -rt DO NOT APPLY] Fix for tg3 networking lockup From: "Michael Chan" To: "Herbert Xu" cc: tytso@mit.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:36:47 -0700 Message-ID: <1154630207.3117.17.camel@rh4> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 (2.0.2-3) X-TMWD-Spam-Summary: SEV=1.1; DFV=A2006080306; IFV=2.0.6,4.0-7; RPD=4.00.0004; RPDID=303030312E30413031303230312E34344432343135432E303032372D422D2F342B574C684A754433704B705975633943514C71513D3D; ENG=IBF; TS=20060803183503; CAT=NONE; CON=NONE; X-MMS-Spam-Filter-ID: A2006080306_4.00.0004_2.0.6,4.0-7 X-WSS-ID: 68CC9E5E0X8873239-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 917 Lines: 20 On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 20:00 +1000, Herbert Xu wrote: > Theodore Tso wrote: > > > > I'm sending this on mostly because it was a bit of a pain to track down, > > and hopefully it will save time if anyone else hits this while playing > > with the -rt kernel. It is NOT the right way to fix things, so please > > don't even think of applying this patch (unless you need it, in your own > > local tree :-). > > > > One of these days when we have time to breath we'll look into fixing > > this the right way, if someone doesn't beat us to it first. :-) > Ted, what tg3 hardware is having this timer related problem? Can you send me the tg3 probing output? - 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/