netdev - Re: Problem with sky2 (Yukon-EC)

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:56:57 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Krzysztof Oledzki <ole@....pl>
To:	Krzysztof Oledzki <olel@....pl>
cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Problem with sky2 (Yukon-EC)

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Krzysztof Oledzki wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have several servers with sky2 NIC (bonding + vlan):

<CUT>
> It seems that there is somethig wrong with the receiver hang workaround code. 
> After such reset the card is not longer able to receive traffic. Maybe it is 
> somehow related to vlans?
>
> This problem exists in 2.6.21/2.6.22/2.6.24. I have not yet tested 
> 2.6.25/2.6.26, any chances it get fixed there?

Are there any chances this patch may fix my problem:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=d494eacde8858f9b53f5c640692caf14eb3c8239
?

If so it seems to be a good -stable candidate.

Best regards,

 				Krzysztof Olędzki