netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/4] NetXen: Fix ping issue after reboot on Blades with 3.4.19 firmware

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Date:	Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:26:17 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Mithlesh Thukral <mithlesh@...xen.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, amitkale@...xen.com,
	netxenproj@...syssoft.com, rob@...xen.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] NetXen: Fix ping issue after reboot on Blades with
 3.4.19 firmware

Mithlesh Thukral wrote:
> NetXen: Fix initialization and subsequent ping issue on 3.4.19 firmware
> This patch fixes the ping problem seen X/PBlades after the adapter's 
> firmware was moved to 3.4.19. After configured interface up, ping 
> failed. 
> NetXen adapter couldn't accept ARP broadcast packet. Manual addition of
> MAC address in the ARP table, made ping work.
> NetXen adapter should finish initilization after system boot. But looks
> NetXen adapter didn't initilization correctly after system boot up.
> So have to re-load the firmware again in probe routine.
> Also re-initilization netxen_config_0 and netxen_config_1 registers.
> 
> Signed-off by: Wen Xiong <wenxiong@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off by: Mithlesh Thukral <mithlesh@...xen.com>

applied


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