From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <200005081816.UAA03482@denx.local.net> To: "Simon Stapleton" cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: Wallstreet Ethernet From: Wolfgang Denk Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 08 May 2000 17:04:28 BST." <957801868.3916e58c8f2c3@rascal.ums.easynet.net> Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 20:16:56 +0200 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: In message <957801868.3916e58c8f2c3@rascal.ums.easynet.net> you wrote: > > I was wondering if any progress has been made on the Wallstreet / > ethernet problems issue that was being discussed a while back? I haven't seen anybody working on this. After the initial discussion (especially with Benjamin Herrenschmidt) it seems clear that this is a know problem which can cause Tx packets to become corrupted. > I'm seeing the same issues - real slow connections, a shedload > of packet collisions and occasional crashes when the disk is > grinding. ... and probably corrupted data on outgoing connections. > I can probably gather some more stats if that would be helpful. Thanks, but this is probably not necessary - the problem seems clear. > I'd have a go at hacking the code if I had the time, but I'm working > 18+ hour days at the moment. Such is life . Same for me - I don't know enough about the BMAC hardware, and don't have time to learn it right now. I sent a message asking for help to Benjamin Herrenschmidt and Paul Mackerras (on Monday, April 17), but got no reply yet :-( Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd@denx.de Far back in the mists of ancient time, in the great and glorious days of the former Galactic Empire, life was wild, rich and largely tax free. - Douglas Adams, _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_ ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/