From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Joshua Schichtel" Subject: sis900 driver problem (redhat kernels) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:44:44 -0700 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <000a01c356fc$efb6ae60$6400a8c0@k6m1g2> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C356C2.42EB58F0" Return-path: To: Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C356C2.42EB58F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have several machines with on board sis900 nic. Under heavy = utilization it just quits working.. no traffic passes at all. To fix it we have to do service network restart (redhat) and it works or = ifconfig eth0 down and up works. We tried several redhat 8 kernels 2.4.18, 2.4.20 with various patch = levels and all have the same problem. =20 Haven't tried 2.4.21 yet but i looked at the source and there isn't = any significant changes=20 this is reproducable so i'd be happy to test any patches :-) If you need any information from the machines themselves let me know and = i will reply back. -Joshua Schichtel joshua.schichtel@foonet.net Creative Internet Techniques ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C356C2.42EB58F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We have several machines with on board = sis900=20 nic.   Under heavy utilization it just quits working.. no = traffic=20 passes at all.
To fix it we have to do service network restart = (redhat) and=20 it works or ifconfig eth0 down and up works.
We tried several redhat = 8=20 kernels 2.4.18, 2.4.20 with various patch levels and all have the same=20 problem. 
Haven't tried 2.4.21 yet but i looked at the source = and there=20 isn't   any significant changes
this is reproducable so = i'd be=20 happy to test any patches :-)
If you need any information from the = machines=20 themselves let me know and i will reply back.
 
-Joshua Schichtel joshua.schichtel@foonet.net
Creative Internet=20 Techniques
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