Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 5 Feb 2015 17:56:07 +0100 | From | Tomáš Szépe <> | Subject | Re: 1e918876 breaks r8169 (linux-3.18+) |
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Ehlo,
> > Since linux-3.18.0, r8169 is having problems driving one of my add-on > > PCIe NICs. The interface is losing link for several seconds at a time, > > the frequency being about once a minute when the traffic is high. > > ... > > Thanks for reporting this! I'm no lkml subscriber and thus did not > see earlier report.
Np, I just like my eth interfaces being up when they're supposed to be up. :)
> I'll try to reproduce this but unfortunately I am currently travelling > and won't have access to my r8169 nic until Feb 10th. > > If you're willing to experiment (not even compile tested): > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c > ...
I'm happy to report this patch fixes the problem (tested on vanilla 3.18.5), and the throughput of the link seems fine in both directions, too.
Best regards, -- Tomáš Szépe <szepe@pinerecords.com>
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