linux-kernel - Re: [bisected regression] Partial breakage of forcedeth driver

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Date:	Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:31:46 +0200
From:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
To:	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
Cc:	walt <w41ter@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [bisected regression] Partial breakage of forcedeth driver

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 08:35:11AM CEST, jpirko@...hat.com wrote:
>Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 01:23:59AM CEST, johnstul@...ibm.com wrote:
>>On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 4:10 PM, walt <w41ter@...il.com> wrote:
>>> commit 3326c784c9f492e988617d93f647ae0cfd4c8d09
>>> Author: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@>
>>> Date:   Wed Jul 20 04:54:38 2011 +0000
>>>
>>>    forcedeth: do vlan cleanup
>>>
>>>    - unify vlan and nonvlan rx path
>>>    - kill np->vlangrp and nv_vlan_rx_register
>>>    - allow to turn on/off rx vlan accel via ethtool (set_features)
>>>
>>>    Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@>
>>>    Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@>
>>>
>>> This commit causes networking trouble for my nForce-based motherboard.
>>> (Details happily supplied if needed.)
>>>
>>> I say 'partial' breakage because networking is not completely dead,
>>> just limping very slowly :)
>>>
>>> The simplest test is to ping any host (in my LAN or on the internet,
>>> makes no difference).  The replies to my ping come at very irregular
>>> intervals, ranging from normal to 5-10 seconds or so, seemingly at
>>> random AFAICT.
>>
>>I'm seeing this too.  Ping responses phase in and out every 10 seconds or so.
>>
>>Jiri, any thoughts?
>
>Nothing so far. I plan to take a loot at this today. Will keep you guyes
>posted.

Will post patch soon.

>
>Jirka
>
>>
>>thanks
>>-john
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