netdev - Re: r8169 hard-freezes the system on big network loads

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Date:	Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:17:26 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Michael Brade <brade@...ormatik.uni-muenchen.de>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nic_swsd@...ltek.com
Subject: Re: r8169 hard-freezes the system on big network loads

Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com> :
[...]
> Yes. There is enough data for me to reproduce the bug with the
> exact same chipset.

I can not generate a single rx error and the driver refuses to crash :o/ 

Can you apply the patch below on top of 3.1.0-rc3 and see if it makes
a difference ?

Thanks.

diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 02339b3..c54ed17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -5326,10 +5326,6 @@ static int rtl8169_rx_interrupt(struct net_device *dev,
 				dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
 			if (status & RxCRC)
 				dev->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
-			if (status & RxFOVF) {
-				rtl8169_schedule_work(dev, rtl8169_reset_task);
-				dev->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
-			}
 			rtl8169_mark_to_asic(desc, rx_buf_sz);
 		} else {
 			struct sk_buff *skb;
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