2.6.29 network hosed?

2.6.29 network hosed?

[Hua Zhong]

I downloaded 2.6.29 and the network seems to be hosed on my desktop. Normal
ssh is fine, or light use of network. But whenever I run a perforce
integration the entire box just becomes completely dead on me. No traces,
warnings or printks. 100% reproducible. It's a FC4 based system (I know,
pretty old) for development.

I only have an USB keyboard attached and it's not recognized after boot, so
no sysrq traces. Probably I have to upgrade udev? I can still use the
keyboard on the grub boot menu though.

If it's a known issue please let me know. I'd be glad to test any patches.

Hua

Re: 2.6.29 network hosed?

[Kasper Sandberg]

Hello.

Yes, this is a common issue with network, please search lkml for a post
made by david miller, with subject: "Re: Network died completely in
2.6.29", Message-Id: <20090327.155346.98210435.davem@davemloft.net>

On Sat, 2009-03-28 at 14:08 -0700, Hua Zhong wrote:
> I downloaded 2.6.29 and the network seems to be hosed on my desktop. Normal
> ssh is fine, or light use of network. But whenever I run a perforce
> integration the entire box just becomes completely dead on me. No traces,
> warnings or printks. 100% reproducible. It's a FC4 based system (I know,
> pretty old) for development.
> 
> I only have an USB keyboard attached and it's not recognized after boot, so
> no sysrq traces. Probably I have to upgrade udev? I can still use the
> keyboard on the grub boot menu though.
> 
> If it's a known issue please let me know. I'd be glad to test any patches.
> 
> Hua
> 
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RE: 2.6.29 network hosed?

[Hua Zhong]

Thanks. I knew there was some problem with NAPI but I thought it had been
fixed.

I'll try the patch on Monday.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kasper Sandberg [mailto:lkml@metanurb.dk]
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 2:43 PM
> To: Hua Zhong
> Cc: 'Linux Kernel Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: 2.6.29 network hosed?
> 
> Hello.
> 
> Yes, this is a common issue with network, please search lkml for a post
> made by david miller, with subject: "Re: Network died completely in
> 2.6.29", Message-Id: <20090327.155346.98210435.davem@davemloft.net>
> 
> On Sat, 2009-03-28 at 14:08 -0700, Hua Zhong wrote:
> > I downloaded 2.6.29 and the network seems to be hosed on my desktop.
> Normal
> > ssh is fine, or light use of network. But whenever I run a perforce
> > integration the entire box just becomes completely dead on me. No
> traces,
> > warnings or printks. 100% reproducible. It's a FC4 based system (I
> know,
> > pretty old) for development.
> >
> > I only have an USB keyboard attached and it's not recognized after
> boot, so
> > no sysrq traces. Probably I have to upgrade udev? I can still use the
> > keyboard on the grub boot menu though.
> >
> > If it's a known issue please let me know. I'd be glad to test any
> patches.
> >
> > Hua
> >
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Re: 2.6.29 network hosed?

[Michael B. Trausch]

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:50:57 -0700
"Hua Zhong" <hzhong@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks. I knew there was some problem with NAPI but I thought it had
> been fixed.
> 
> I'll try the patch on Monday.
> 

I've been using 2.6.29 with the patch from:

  http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/14465/

And networking has been restored for me.  I haven't tested the other
patch that was mentioned to you, but that can be quickly and easily
found, also on patchwork:

  http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/14804/

	--- Mike