Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10201] New: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10201] New: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver

[Andrew Morton]

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?

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10201] New: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver

[Jarek Poplawski]

On 09-03-2008 00:50, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 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
...
>> 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. [...]

Dan, could you add to bugzilla report: dmesg, lspci -vvv, and 
cat /proc/interrupts after such a boot?

> Apparently a regression.  I seem to recall having seen reports of this
> before.
> 
> What could cuase SIOCSIFFLAGS to newly return -EINVAL?

request_irq()?

Regards,
Jarek P.

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10201] New: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver

[Jarek Poplawski]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 09:19:28AM +0000, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> On 09-03-2008 00:50, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > 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
> ...
> >> 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. [...]
...
> > What could cuase SIOCSIFFLAGS to newly return -EINVAL?

Second try: dev->validate_addr()?!

Dan, you don't have HW (MAC) address set on your card, and it's
verified since 2.6.23.

Check if it can be done in BIOS (if it's onboard card) or in some
Fedora config tool or file. To verify this idea try again in 2.6.24.3
something like this:

ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:00:00:00:00:01
ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.108

Regards,
Jarek P.

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10201] New: Yum update of Kernel broke sis900 ethernet driver

[Jarek Poplawski]

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:03:12AM +0000, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
...
> Dan, you don't have HW (MAC) address set on your card, and it's
> verified since 2.6.23.

Actually: verified before open since 2.6.24.

Jarek P.