Re: 2.6.23-rc3 and SKY2 driver issue

[James Corey <ploversegg@yahoo.com>]

--- Stephen Hemminger
<shemminger@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:23:46 -0700 (PDT)
> James Corey <ploversegg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > --- Stephen Hemminger
> > <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:42:21 -0700 (PDT)
> > > James Corey <ploversegg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- Stephen Hemminger
> > > > <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:25:45 +0200
> > > > > "Michal Piotrowski"
> > > >
> > > > > Please reproduce with a more recent kernel?
> > > > 
> > > > Um, I thought 2.6.23rc WAS pretty recent. :-)
> > > > 
> > > > I'll check if there is something newer in the
> > > > repository now.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > What is the chip version?  Please send console
> log:
> > > "dmesg | grep sky2"
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Stephen Hemminger
> <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ah ... details.
> > 
> > Machine: 
> > 
> > Dell Optiplex 745
> > 
> > Kernel:
> > 
> > 2.6.23-rc3 #1 SMP Tue Aug 14 19:44:07 EDT 2007
> x86_64
> > x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > 
> > Card:
> > 
> > D-Link DGE-550SX
> > 
> > # dmesg | grep sky2
> > sky2 0000:04:00.0: v1.16 addr 0xdf9fc000 irq 16
> > Yukon-XL (0xb3) rev 3
> > sky2 eth1: addr 00:17:9a:73:87:60
> > sky2 eth1: enabling interface
> > sky2 eth1: ram buffer 96K
> > sky2 eth1: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex,
> flow
> > control none
> 
> Okay, this is a fiber based card.  Does the error
> happen right away (ie all packets
> have bad sum), or is it sporadic (ie some magic
> packet or race in hardware).
> Also are you using regular (1500) or jumbo (9000)
> mtu?
> 

Regular MTU - 1500.

It runs fine for normal stuff, ssh etc, but a big
sftp will break it every time. My usual test is to
sftp a linux distro ISO from another machine to 
it. 






       
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