Re: 2.6.20->2.6.21 - networking dies after random time

Jean-Baptiste Vignaud
2007-08-06T20:04:17Z

> * Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> > Before, they would print:
> >
> > eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e601.
> > diagnostics: net 0ccc media 8880 dma 0000003a fifo 0000
> > eth0: Interrupt posted but not delivered -- IRQ blocked by another device?
> > Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 295757(13) current 295757(13)
> > Transmit list 00000000 vs. f7150a20.
> > 0: @f7150200 length 80000070 status 0c010070
> > 1: @f71502a0 length 80000070 status 0c010070
> > 2: @f7150340 length 8000005c status 0c01005c
> >
> > Now they just work, apparently...
>
> could you please try the patch below? If this doesnt do the trick then i
> guess we need to revert that change.

I confirm that the latest fedora kernel 2.6.22.1-41.fc7 (with the removal of [PATCH] genirq: do not mask interrupts by default) still work on my machine for 3 days.

Atm I'm still stressing the network (2 * 3com cards + 1 onboard nvidia card) to be sure.

Jb