From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, dmcnaul@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10201] New: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:50:52 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080308155052.81cf3c8b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bug-10201-10286@http.bugzilla.kernel.org/>
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:36:55 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10201
>
> Summary: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver
> Product: Drivers
> Version: 2.5
> KernelVersion: 2.6.24.3-12.fc8.i686
> Platform: All
> OS/Version: Linux
> Tree: Mainline
> Status: NEW
> Severity: blocking
> Priority: P1
> Component: Network
> AssignedTo: jgarzik@pobox.com
> ReportedBy: dmcnaul@hotmail.com
>
>
> Latest working kernel version: 2.6.23.15-137.fc8.i686
> Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.24.3-12.fc8.i686
> Distribution: Fedora Core 8
> Hardware Environment: PC
> Software Environment: Following YUM update
> Problem Description: After reboot following YUM update to new kernel - SiS 900
> PCI Fast Ethernet (driver sis900) can not ifconfig eth0. Configuration fails
> with message "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Invalid argument". System does boot. SO To
> recover, insert FC8 DVD and copy original kernel RPM's to the hard drive. Then
> install the old Kernel with "rpm -ivh --force --hash *.rpm" and reboot. System
> comes up and configures the sis900 eth0 correctly at startup.
>
> Steps to reproduce: A machine with a SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet installed.
> INstall RC8 and apply the updates. After 2.6.24.3, reboot and notice the
> trouble.
>
Apparently a regression. I seem to recall having seen reports of this
before.
What could cuase SIOCSIFFLAGS to newly return -EINVAL?
next parent reply other threads:[~2008-03-08 23:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <bug-10201-10286@http.bugzilla.kernel.org/>
2008-03-08 23:50 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2008-03-11 9:19 ` [Bugme-new] [Bug 10201] New: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver Jarek Poplawski
2008-03-13 11:03 ` Jarek Poplawski
2008-03-13 11:37 ` Jarek Poplawski
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