linux-kernel - Re: kernel 2.6.33.7 (the highest version with RT patch) does not work with b44 ethernet controller

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:58:36 +0100
From:	Wojciech Zabołotny 
	<w.zabolotny@...a.pw.edu.pl>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.33.7 (the highest version with RT patch) does not
 work with b44 ethernet controller

W dniu 04.11.2010 15:20, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>
> Could you print the Invalid MAC address ?
>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
> index c6e8631..b1b9a2b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/b44.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
> @@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ static int __devinit b44_get_invariants(struct b44 *bp)
>   	memcpy(bp->dev->dev_addr, addr, 6);
>
>   	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(&bp->dev->dev_addr[0])){
> -		pr_err("Invalid MAC address found in EEPROM\n");
> +		pr_err("Invalid MAC address %pM found in EEPROM\n", bp->dev->dev_addr);
>   		return -EINVAL;
>   	}
>
>
>    
After the first "rmmod b44; modprobe b44" I've got:

b44 0000:02:0e.0: PCI INT A disabled
b44 0000:02:0e.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
ssb: Core 0 found: Fast Ethernet (cc 0x806, rev 0x07, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Core 1 found: V90 (cc 0x807, rev 0x03, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Core 2 found: PCI (cc 0x804, rev 0x0A, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:02:0e.0
b44.c:v2.0
b44: Invalid MAC address 00:00:00:00:00:00 found in EEPROM
b44 ssb1:0: Problem fetching invariants of chip, aborting.
b44: probe of ssb1:0 failed with error -22

After the second "rmmod b44; modprobe b44" I've got:

b44 0000:02:0e.0: PCI INT A disabled
b44 0000:02:0e.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
ssb: Core 0 found: Fast Ethernet (cc 0x806, rev 0x07, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Core 1 found: V90 (cc 0x807, rev 0x03, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Core 2 found: PCI (cc 0x804, rev 0x0A, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:02:0e.0
b44.c:v2.0
eth0: Broadcom 44xx/47xx 10/100BaseT Ethernet 00:00:01:00:00:10
udev[4514]: renamed network interface eth0 to eth8

I've attached my configs - both for standard and RT configurations.


Download attachment "config-2.6.33.7.gz" of type "application/x-gzip" (22554 bytes)

Download attachment "config-2.6.33.7-rt29.gz" of type "application/x-gzip" (22527 bytes)