linux-kernel - Re: r8169 mac address change (was Re: [0/3] 2.6.19-rc2: known regressions)

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0610302214350.9723@poirot.grange>
Date:	Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:17:19 +0100 (CET)
From:	Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>
To:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	tmattox@...il.com, spiky.kiwi@...il.com, r.bhatia@...x.at
Subject: Re: r8169 mac address change (was Re: [0/3] 2.6.19-rc2: known
 regressions)

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:

> Ok, with just __rtl8169_set_mac_addr disabled it works. With netconsole 
> disabled, and your phy_reset patch applied it seems to still work. The 

The "seems" above was the key word. Once again I had a case, when after 
re-compiling the kernel again with the disabled call to 
__rtl8169_set_mac_addr only ping worked. And a power-off was required to 
recover. So, that phy_reset doesn't seem to be very safe either.

Thanks
Guennadi
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Guennadi Liakhovetski
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