From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Hutchings Subject: Re: Bug#645308: tg3 broken for NetXtreme 5714S in squeeze 6.0.3 installer Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:41:44 +0200 Message-ID: <1319614904.11727.17.camel@deadeye> References: <20111017144825.GM22096@torres.zugschlus.de> <20111017160812.GL3366@decadent.org.uk> <1318901100.3340.36.camel@deadeye> <20111018142056.GF29261@torres.zugschlus.de> <1319084914.23980.96.camel@deadeye> <20111021090046.GA13930@torres.zugschlus.de> <20111021090811.GA5993@torres.zugschlus.de> <1319199579.2918.42.camel@deadeye> <20111024212409.GA29764@mcarlson.broadcom.com> <1319500074.31243.47.camel@deadeye> <20111026002032.GA31575@mcarlson.broadcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha512"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-ISwZm3Uy+wePZyYl4obH" Cc: Michael Chan , "645308@bugs.debian.org" <645308@bugs.debian.org>, Marc Haber , netdev To: Matt Carlson Return-path: Received: from shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk ([88.96.1.126]:46062 "EHLO shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932438Ab1JZHmP (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:42:15 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20111026002032.GA31575@mcarlson.broadcom.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-ISwZm3Uy+wePZyYl4obH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 17:20 -0700, Matt Carlson wrote: > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 04:47:54PM -0700, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-10-24 at 14:24 -0700, Matt Carlson wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 05:19:39AM -0700, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2011-10-21 at 11:08 +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:00:46AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 05:28:34AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > > > > > > I don't see any changes that would obviously change the way t= his device > > > > > > > is reconfigured during a down/up cycle. There were some chan= ges to > > > > > > > power management that should just let the PCI core do some wo= rk that the > > > > > > > driver used to, but it's possible that the result isn't quite= the same. > > > > > > > I built a module with those reverted; source and binary attac= hed. Could > > > > > > > you test that? I checked that d-i does include an insmod com= mand. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > The squeeze 6.0.3 installer with the shipped tg3.ko replaced wi= th > > > > > > yours boots and networks just fine without any workaround and w= ithout > > > > > > manual interaction. > > > > >=20 > > > > > I was a bit fast on that. The interface now fails right in the mi= ddle > > > > > of installation and needs the modprobe -r, modprobe stunt to netw= ork > > > > > again. > > > >=20 > > > > Matt, Michael, > > > >=20 > > > > The tg3 driver has regressed for the 5714S since Linux 2.6.32. Mar= c > > > > Haber found this in the backported version included in our stable > > > > update, but also confirmed it in Linux 3.0. > > > >=20 > > > > Bringing the interface down and then up again (which the installer = does > > > > for some reason) can leave it unable to pass traffic (possibly afte= r > > > > working for a few packets) until the module is reloaded. > > > >=20 > > > > I asked Marc to check whether reverting the power management change= s > > > > (071697e2bcd8dff2af4d6fdd6525c2324f89553b, > > > > d237d9ecf06a00f0ebca657958cf2a1e92940796) made a difference, but it > > > > doesn't seem to. > > > >=20 > > > > There is more information in the bug log at > > > > . > > >=20 > > > Where can I get the sources for this driver? Commit > > > 9e975cc291d80d5e4562d6bed15ec171e896d69b, entitled > > > "tg3: Fix io failures after chip reset" has been a common source of > > > problems. > >=20 > > Our current package has Linux 3.0.6 which includes the backport of that > > change. However, it is *not* included in my backport to 2.6.32 so it > > doesn't explain the original report. > >=20 > > The backported version can be found in: > >=20 > > git://anonscm.debian.org/kernel/linux-2.6.git squeeze >=20 > The kernel version of that repository is 3.0.0-rc1. Am I looking in the > right place? Look at the squeeze branch, not master. Ben. > But you're right. The version of the driver in that repository does not > have the change. >=20 >=20 --=20 Ben Hutchings Reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle science fiction. --=-ISwZm3Uy+wePZyYl4obH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQIVAwUATqe5uOe/yOyVhhEJAQpLUg//ecKKb9AlgB0UcfeSxfcMcgQgJdrwXpEf QUxveXnADfkUUF+kbiNTMaGE5hLz00+AkQwYS+cbizdS+DDLP8fpKai63nOxhhRm 9Z4/2hJwiIRoSwhrJL01qkySKJj3ttWA/1pf66maimTkx9366TLhJw3Wl4ej5kMo +indryeDDpFubgKecN3Ke67U9CFL/BjvuY8otBwxp55UL1zA3J7sgAFXtYTwG/vz j2f9neaZBLWO0bjQPG/IRsFX0Jmwmo1QKqN5PFrH5OewcA2uKwBaalYOoWK+P1IY nvURmVWF5+u41CZEIsa7yT2/gG3i6HSh/Rl2RarLIN0CfugGl+ce8/CSyyEqtqeR tHRQM2IbME55fbXXyV6JxZLgqWtUZ6BIZ4u1seNbSPwH4P+jZaaCcTVUENZ20v6F Jp8UqvCqznVgTrzaslypO40vDh4avy4xs0/AIR18FrknxkYDK1+GrY4WkbtqEz12 Wq87jfKdMLCK0ksrackEBDFwpjKC7WxbUX0FJROAoOEust0F3fBt5XDeuO/Bm9fD QmtsTAvbOynAMEk0pS+f+sActYgzV8slFZzWsc6/IzEGqQpx3gW50x5cakizwsh2 11+MM6lzOzBE2ppKTMuwnBA5duIi1ku5qyVHtuthiV3k8KQBPELxWt5dpRTBusrv EfEyxL+XWjg= =iUm8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-ISwZm3Uy+wePZyYl4obH--