Re: sky2 hangs on me again: This time 200 kb/s IPv4 traffic, not easily reproducable

[shogunx <shogunx@sleekfreak.ath.cx>]

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, shogunx wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Sep 2006, Matthias Hentges wrote:
>
> > Am Samstag, den 02.09.2006, 19:11 -0400 schrieb shogunx:
> > > On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Matthias Hentges wrote:
> >
> > > > Well, it just crapped out on me again :(
> > > >
> > > > Sep  2 23:36:13 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth2: transmit timed
> > > > out
> > > > Sep  2 23:36:13 localhost kernel: sky2 hardware hung? flushing
> > > >
> > > > Only a rmmod / modprobe cycle helps at this point.
> > >
> > > Really?  What is the error condition causing it?  On my friends lap, which
> > > has an integrated sky2, his drops out with a full sustained TX...
> > > uploading to another box for example, at about 4-8MB of transfer.  The
> > > fix in his case is ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0.  I have
> > > yet to see the error occur at all on my ExpressCard device, either with
> > > 2.6.18-rc5 or 2.6.17.5.  I built the rc5 as a preemptive measure, but I
> > > cannot get it to fail under any conditions.
> > >
> >
> > I have yet to find a reproduceable way to trigger the bug but I'll try a
> > few things tomorrow.
> > Currently it appears to be completely ranom. I've loaded the driver w/
> > debug=10, maybe it'll give some clues.
>
> Ack.  Awaiting more info.  I pushed it pretty hard last night with both
> kernel revisions, scp'ing cd iso images and kernel tarballs back and forth
> across the interface, and could not get it to lock.  I am using a 88E8053
> chipset.  I'll ask my friend what chipset his is.

He is using a 88E8036, JFYI.


Perhaps its a
> different bug that is hitting you now...
>
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