linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [patch 00/16] 2.6.23-stable review, network driver changes

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Message-ID: <20071115183437.GB14500@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:34:37 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Heikki Orsila <shdl@...alwe.fi>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, shemminger@...ux-foundation.org,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>, stable@...nel.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [stable] [patch 00/16] 2.6.23-stable review, network driver
	changes

On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 02:24:48PM +0200, Heikki Orsila wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 10:39:21PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 2.6.23.X release.
> > There are 16 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response to
> > this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please let
> > us know.
> > ...
> >  drivers/net/skge.c                     |  141 +++++++++++++++++----------------
> >  drivers/net/skge.h                     |    6 -
> 
> I found a regression when I applied drivers/net/skge.[ch] patches on top 
> of 2.6.23.1 at stable tree (4367388f04eea72e78347dc9b299698bf4275f92). 
> It hangs the network on high speed transfers.
> 
> This the same regression that happened for 2.6.24-rc*:
> 
> 	http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9321
> 
> The driver in 2.6.23.1 works for me. Afaik, Stephen Hemminger is working 
> on it.

Thanks, I've removed the offending patch, as has Linus from his tree.

greg k-h
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