netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 16503] New: Upgrade to 2.6.34.2 breaks ethernet network

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Date:	Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:27:40 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	Gary Zambrano <zambrano@...adcom.com>, stable@...nel.org,
	davemorgan353@...nternet.com
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 16503] New: Upgrade to 2.6.34.2 breaks
 ethernet network


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On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 20:14:34 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:

> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16503
> 
>            Summary: Upgrade to 2.6.34.2 breaks ethernet network
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Other
>         AssignedTo: acme@...stprotocols.net
>         ReportedBy: davemorgan353@...nternet.com
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> Using Arch Linux with fully up-to-date system.
> 
> Upgrading kernel from 2.6.34.1 to 2.6.34.2 breaks my ethernet connection.  I
> get dhcp timeouts but no errors in the logs regarding the kernel or the card.
> 
> Dell Inspiron 1720.
> 
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev
> 02)
> 
> Downgrading the kernel fixes the issue.
> 

There are no changes to b44.c in patch-2.6.34.2.  Perhaps you could
generate the dmesg logs for 2.6.34.1 and 2.6.34.2 and run `diff -u'
against them, see if anything interesting pops out?

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