netdev - Re: r8169: 2.6.22rc6+patches works, but 2.6.21.5 and 2.6.22rc6 without patches->network transfer blocking

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Message-ID: <20070628213050.GB4233@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:30:50 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Jens Stroebel <drifter@...oft.de>
Cc:	netdev list <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: r8169: 2.6.22rc6+patches works, but 2.6.21.5 and 2.6.22rc6 without patches->network transfer blocking

Jens Stroebel <drifter@...oft.de> :
[...]
> Is there any possibility to get this fix working in 2.6.21.5? Would it
> be possible to apply the single patch to 2.6.21.5 and get a working
> driver? Or would it be possible to create the fixing patch for the
> driver in 2.6.21.5?

Mantra: mainline first, stable later.

In the next future, most of this patchset will hopefully go into
2.6.23-rc1. Some people will then complain that 2.6.23-rc1 breaks
their 816x. After that the patchkit will be amended and the r8169
regressions in 2.6.23-rcX fixed.

Then it will be time to feed some r8169 bits in 2.6.2x.y

It may help and/or accelerate things if you can narrow the fix(es) in
the current r8169 serie.

-- 
Ueimor
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