Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Subject | Re: Linux 2.2.11pre2 proposed patch | Date | Tue, 20 Jul 1999 20:41:49 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> Having trouble with networking lockups with this kernel. Intel eepro100. > Kernel is compiled UP. Everything else appears to work but interface locks > up seemingly at random, with or without any activity. ifconfig down/up the > interface seems to free it back up. Ethernet drivers are compiled in, not > modules. No errors logged anywhere. > > I have not experianced this problem with 2.2.10 (linus' kernel). Happend > just now as I was finishing the above sentance.
Very odd. There is only a tiny alignment change to the eepro100. Does this fix it
--- linux.pre11.3/drivers/net/eepro100.c Mon Jul 19 23:27:30 1999 +++ linux.vanilla/drivers/net/eepro100.c Tue Feb 23 14:21:33 1999 @@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ const char *product_name; struct device *next_module; spinlock_t lock; - struct TxFD tx_ring[TX_RING_SIZE] /* Commands (usually CmdTxPacket). */ - __attribute__ ((aligned (L1_CACHE_BYTES)));; + struct TxFD tx_ring[TX_RING_SIZE]; /* Commands (usually CmdTxPacket). */ /* The saved address of a sent-in-place packet/buffer, for skfree(). */ struct sk_buff* tx_skbuff[TX_RING_SIZE]; struct descriptor *last_cmd; /* Last command sent. */ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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