From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10473] New: Infinite loop "b44: eth0: powering down PHY" Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:12:15 -0700 Message-ID: <20080417171215.f7fbba3b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, naoliv@gmail.com To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Michael Buesch Return-path: Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:33280 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752226AbYDRANI (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:13:08 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:08:27 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10473 > > Summary: Infinite loop "b44: eth0: powering down PHY" > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > KernelVersion: 2.6.25 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: high > Priority: P1 > Component: Network > AssignedTo: jgarzik@pobox.com > ReportedBy: naoliv@gmail.com > > > Latest working kernel version: 2.6.24.4 (from Debian) > Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.25 (vanilla) > Distribution: Debian > Problem Description: > > While booting the new 2.6.25 Kernel, it enters an infinite looping displaying > "b44: eth0: powering down PHY". > The system isn't freezed as magick SysRq keys works, but it just stay > displaying those messages. I am unable to dump any information using SysRq, > however (as the b44(...) messages are too fast). > > I will attach lspci output and my .config > Apparently a regression.