netdev - Re: IGB driver upgrade

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:50:18 +0400
From:	sbs <gexlie@...il.com>
To:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: IGB driver upgrade

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Alexander Duyck
<alexander.h.duyck@...el.com> wrote:
> sbs wrote:
>>
>> Hello guys.
>>
>> Is it possible to upgrade intel gigabit adapter's e1000 driver to
>> 2.2.9? This is the latest version according to Intel website.
>>
> I assume you are referring to the igb driver since that is what is in the
> subject and not the e1000 driver correct?


Yes , sorry i mean IGB of course.



>
>> I've got a problem with 2.1.0-k2 drivers statically compiled into kernel.
>>
>> Surely I can download drivers from intel and compile it as module, but
>> I need to compile it statically
>> Intel drivers do not provide sources for static compilation :(
>>
>> Is it possible to upgrade drivers to igb-2.2.9 in the source tree and
>> allow the static compilation of them?
>>
> Normally the upstream driver should be up to date with any fixes that are in
> the standalone module.  What version of the kernel are you currently
> running?  Also have your tried testing the older standalone igb modules to
> see if the same issues exist there in either igb 2.1.9 or  igb 2.0.6?  This
> would help us to determine what changes in the standalone module might be
> missing from the in-kernel version of the driver.



We're running 2.6.33.2 kernel version.
I have compiled and installed 2.0.6 and 2.1.9 modules on two our servers.

Strange freezes usually appears in several (1 or 2) days.
So I'll let you know when it happen and what module version will be
responsible for that


>
>> Because having 2.1.0-k2 we experience some strange random freezes with
>> network interface which can be fixed only by restarting network.
>>
>> 2.2.9 module has no such problems but we need to use static kernels
>> according to our policy.
>
> I have CCed our e1000-devel list.  In the future you may want to CC this
> list as it will provide better visibility to the Intel wired networking
> maintainers.
>


Thank you for that.


> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
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