Re: 1e918876 breaks r8169 (linux-3.18+)

Tomáš Szépe
2015-02-05T16:56:33Z

Ehlo,

> > Since linux-3.18.0, r8169 is having problems driving one of my add-on
> > PCIe NICs. The interface is losing link for several seconds at a time,
> > the frequency being about once a minute when the traffic is high.
> > ...
>
> Thanks for reporting this! I'm no lkml subscriber and thus did not
> see earlier report.

Np, I just like my eth interfaces being up when they're supposed to be up. :)

> I'll try to reproduce this but unfortunately I am currently travelling
> and won't have access to my r8169 nic until Feb 10th.
>
> If you're willing to experiment (not even compile tested):
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> ...

I'm happy to report this patch fixes the problem (tested on vanilla
3.18.5), and the throughput of the link seems fine in both directions,
too.

Best regards,
--
Tomáš Szépe <szepe@pinerecords.com>