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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)" <oliver.pntr@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	oliver.pntr@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [BUG] skge 0000:02:05: read data parity error
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:52:00 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080114125200.28cb4c69@deepthought> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6101e8c40801141157j1ce7d3f0if2e4eb2344b6c844@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:57:49 +0100
"Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)" <oliver.pntr@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All!
> 
> It is fully reproductable under 2.6.22.15, 2.6.23.13 (all tainted and
> not tainted [4 different kernel] ) and 2 different PC:
> 
> [BUG] skge 0000:02:05: read data parity error
> [BUG] skge 0000:02:05: read data parity error
> 
> steps:
> 1. login as root
> 2. start mc
> 3. cd /sys/bus/pci/drivers/skge/0000:02:05.0
> 4. press F3 (mcview) on resource0
> 5. the system hang up, without panic or bug ... only this message
> printed 2x: [BUG] skge 0000:02:05: read data parity error
> 

This is not a bug.

The hardware has some debug registers that if accessed cause a read
back to the host. Since this can point anywhere, it will cause errors
or system hang.

The point is don't do it.

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@vyatta.com>
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  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-14 20:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-14 19:57 [BUG] skge 0000:02:05: read data parity error Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)
2008-01-14 20:52 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2008-01-14 21:01   ` Adrian Bunk
2008-01-14 21:30     ` Greg KH
2008-01-14 21:31     ` Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)
2008-01-14 21:34       ` Adrian Bunk
2008-01-14 21:41         ` Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)
2008-01-14 21:48           ` Greg KH
2008-01-14 21:52           ` Adrian Bunk
2008-01-14 21:58             ` Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)
2008-01-14 22:37               ` Stephen Hemminger
2008-01-14 21:38       ` Greg KH
2008-01-14 21:44         ` Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)

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