Re: Correction: 2.6.16-git12 killed networking -- 3c900 card

[Pete Clements <clem@clem.clem-digital.net>]

Quoting Andrew Morton
  > Pete Clements <clem@clem.clem-digital.net> wrote:
  > >
  > > Quoting Andrew Morton
  > >   > 
  > >   > Oh damn.  So you're sure that 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 actually makes the
  > >   > driver behave better?
  > >   > 
  > > Ok, new results.
  > > Built a new virgin 2.6.16.
  > > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message
  > > 2) rebooted with 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 on command line,
  > >    able to stimulate a tx time out message
  > > 
  > > Applied the collision statistics fix fix. Changed the extraversion
  > > in the top Makefile to preserve my baseline, also make does more
  > > work than previous. 
  > > 1) Booted and unable to stimulate a tx time out message
  > > 
  > > Rebooted to virgin 2.6.16
  > > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message
  > > 2) rebooted with 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 on command line,
  > >    able to stimulate a tx time out message
  > > 
  > > Rebooted to the patched driver kernel (collision statistics fix fix)
  > > 1) unable to stimulate a tx time out message.
  > > 
  > > Rebooted to virgin 2.6.16
  > > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message
  > > 
  > > Appears that earlier results were tainted.
  > > 
  > 
  > OK, thanks.  So it looks like 3c59x-collision-statistics-fix-fix.patch is
  > the only patch which we need to return your machine to working condition?
  > 

Looks like that is the case until -git12, which Steffen has identified.
Tested on git18 (with git12 fix) and looks good.
-- 
Pete Clements