Re: [PATCH] Re: ifconfig up/down problem

[Fedor Karpelevitch <fedor@karpelevitch.net>]

Fedor Karpelevitch wrote:
> Fedor Karpelevitch wrote:
> > Fedor Karpelevitch wrote:
> > > Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > > > Sven-Haegar Koch wrote:
> > > > > Kernel 2.4.20-pre2-ac3 is ok (my last kernel, running for
> > > > > month')
> > > >
> > > > Does the attached patch fix it?
> > > >
> > > > 	Jeff
> > >
> > > does not help me (assuming I have the same problem). I have a
> > > total lockup a few seconds after setting up the interface (not
> > > immidiately).
> > >
> > > Fedor.
> >
> > actually it seemed to have helped with 2.6.0-test5 where I was
> > apparently having the same issue. Not with 2.4.23-pre3 however...
> >
> > Fedor.
>
> I am really sorry for giving all this misleading information but
> now it works fine for me with 2.4.23-pre3 as well, but I bet it did
> lock up the first time I tried it. So there may be something wrong
> with me or it is some other random problem I am seeing...
>
> Fedor

shit, it DOES happen. somehow, when network cable is unplugged it 
seems to never happen, when I am plugged in at home I believe I could 
have gotten that lockup once or twice, but when I am plugged in to 
the network at my office it seems to happen 100% of the time. I use 
DHCP in either case. I wonder if it could be related to the noise 
traffic on the network or what. I get it with both 2.4.23-pre3 and 
2.6.0-test5 with your patch. It does not seem to occur at any 
particular time - just some time (seconds to minute or two) after the 
boot up.

Could you suggest any way to at least trace this problem down?

Fedor.