b44 transmit timeout with kernel 2.6

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

Dear Pekka, dear developers!

Some time ago I reported problems with transmit timeouts with b44 and
kernel 2.4 (http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/9/1/197 and followin discussion).

Now I have very similar problems with kernel 2.6:
Aug  2 09:53:15 gandalf vmunix: b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex.
Aug  2 09:53:15 gandalf vmunix: b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.
Aug  2 09:53:15 gandalf ifplugd(eth0)[3291]: Link beat detected.
Aug  2 09:53:20 gandalf dnsmasq[3005]: reading /var/run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf
Aug  2 09:53:20 gandalf dnsmasq[3005]: using nameserver 193.205.4.2#53
Aug  2 09:53:20 gandalf dnsmasq[3005]: using nameserver 193.205.4.11#53
Aug  2 09:53:25 gandalf vmunix: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Aug  2 09:53:25 gandalf vmunix: b44: eth0: transmit timed out, resetting
Aug  2 09:53:26 gandalf kernel: b44: eth0: Link is down.
Aug  2 09:53:26 gandalf ifplugd(eth0)[3291]: Link beat lost.
Aug  2 09:53:28 gandalf vmunix: b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex.
Aug  2 09:53:28 gandalf vmunix: b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.

and wanted to ask what I can do to overcome this problems again.

Currently I am running 2.6.13-rc4-mm1 on an acer travelmate 654LCi.

Best wishes

Norbert

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