Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:23:20 -0800 | From | Stephen Hemminger <> | Subject | Re: sk98lin for 2.6.23-rc1 |
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On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 05:54:45 -0700 (PDT) Chris Stromsoe <cbs@cts.ucla.edu> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Sep 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 01:44:20PM -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote: > > > >> Haven't tried later kernels, don't intend to, while no network is > >> really secure, it not really useful. > > > > You are a regular reader of linux-kernel, and therefore the sk98lin > > removal can hardly be a surprise for you. If you prefer whining over > > helping to improve the kernel that's your choice... > > I've been trying to migrate off sk98lin to skge since earlier this year, > without success, starting with 2.6.18 or .19. > > I have several of these cards in production using the sk98lin driver: > > fresno:~# lspci -vv -s 02:01 > 02:01.0 Ethernet controller: SysKonnect SK-9872 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-ZX dual link) (rev 11) > Subsystem: SysKonnect SK-9844 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX dual link) > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- > Latency: 64 (5750ns min, 7750ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 > Region 0: Memory at febfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > Region 1: I/O ports at e800 [size=256] > Expansion ROM at febc0000 [disabled] [size=128K] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 1 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- > Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data > > They are dual port SX fiber. Both ports are connected. If I do this: > > fresno:~# modprobe skge > fresno:~# ip li set eth2 up > fresno:~# ip li set eth2 down > fresno:~# ip li set eth3 up > > the system locks up and I have to power cycle it. The order doesn't > matter (if I do eth3 up/down, then eth2 up kills it). > > I don't have any problems with sk98lin. This works fine: > > fresno:~# modprobe sk98lin RlmtMode=DualNet > fresno:~# ip li set eth2 up > fresno:~# ip li set eth2 down > fresno:~# ip li set eth3 up > fresno:~# ip li set eth3 down > > > I am more than happy to test various driver changes, and have tried a few > suggested patches but nothing has worked so far. I would like to be using > skge instead of sk98lin, but so far haven't had any success.
Please test 2.6.24-rc1 (or -rc2) because there were several fixes for skge that made it work correctly for dual port fiber board. The worst bug in skge was that it configured the ram buffer incorrectly.
I just submitted these for next 2.6.23.X stable release as well
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