For all those who are having issues, please try out the attached patch.
Ayaz
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--- orig/drivers/net/forcedeth.c 2007-02-08 21:41:59.000000000 -0500
+++ new/drivers/net/forcedeth.c 2007-02-08 21:44:53.000000000 -0500
@@ -3104,13 +3104,17 @@
struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
u8 __iomem *base = get_hwbase(dev);
unsigned long flags;
+ u32 retcode;
- if (np->desc_ver == DESC_VER_1 || np->desc_ver == DESC_VER_2)
+ if (np->desc_ver == DESC_VER_1 || np->desc_ver == DESC_VER_2) {
pkts = nv_rx_process(dev, limit);
- else
+ retcode = nv_alloc_rx(dev);
+ } else {
pkts = nv_rx_process_optimized(dev, limit);
+ retcode = nv_alloc_rx_optimized(dev);
+ }
- if (nv_alloc_rx(dev)) {
+ if (retcode) {
spin_lock_irqsave(&np->lock, flags);
if (!np->in_shutdown)
mod_timer(&np->oom_kick, jiffies + OOM_REFILL);
