linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.27.19 + 28.7: network timeouts for r8169 and 8139too

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Message-ID: <4A070089.4090804@googlemail.com>
Date:	Sun, 10 May 2009 18:27:53 +0200
From:	Michael Riepe <michael.riepe@...glemail.com>
To:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
CC:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>,
	Rui Santos <rsantos@...popie.com>,
	Michael Büker <m.bueker@...lin.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.27.19 + 28.7: network timeouts for r8169 and 8139too



Michael Buesch wrote:

>>It seems to me that this particular chip really doesn't like MSI.
> 
> 
> I can confirm this. I tried with msi enabled and it starts breaking
> after a few seconds of heavy transfers. Disabling MSI results in a reliable connection.
> 
> Maybe we should disable MSI as temporary workaround for affected chips?

Yep. It may not solve the problem, but it's a lot better than turning
MSI off for everything, including apparently working NICs that use the
same driver(s).

-- 
Michael "Tired" Riepe <michael.riepe@...glemail.com>
X-Tired: Each morning I get up I die a little
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