netdev - Re: TG3 network data corruption regression 2.6.24/2.6.23.4

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Message-Id: <20080220.150850.56732755.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:08:50 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tonyb@...ernetics.com
Cc:	mcarlson@...adcom.com, mchan@...adcom.com,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: TG3 network data corruption regression 2.6.24/2.6.23.4

From: Tony Battersby <tonyb@...ernetics.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:04:09 -0500

> The following patch fixes the problem for me.  Do we want to accept this
> patch and call it a day or continue investigating the source of the problem?
> 
> Patch applies to 2.6.24.2, but doesn't apply to 2.6.25-rc.  If everyone
> agrees that this is the right solution, I will resubmit with a proper
> subject line and description.

A chipset bug, if it even exists, should be worked around in the
driver for that hardware.  We shouldn't make every other piece
of hardware in the world suffer too.

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