From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitry Torokhov Subject: Re: tg3 appears to be sick in 2.6.33 Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:23:05 -0800 Message-ID: <201001071523.05430.dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> References: <201001071156.31892.dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> <20100107225213.GA4310@xw6200.broadcom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" To: "Matt Carlson" Return-path: Received: from mail-pz0-f171.google.com ([209.85.222.171]:42910 "EHLO mail-pz0-f171.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753326Ab0AGXXU (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:23:20 -0500 Received: by pzk1 with SMTP id 1so3306311pzk.33 for ; Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:23:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20100107225213.GA4310@xw6200.broadcom.net> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thursday 07 January 2010 02:52:13 pm Matt Carlson wrote: > On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 11:56:31AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Ever since I moved post 2.6.32 tg3 seems to be very sick in my Latitude > > D630, it discards most of the packages for some reason: > > > > [root@dtor-d630 ~]# ethtool -S eth0 | grep rx_ > > rx_octets: 35886 > > rx_fragments: 0 > > rx_ucast_packets: 9 > > rx_mcast_packets: 93 > > rx_bcast_packets: 237 > > rx_fcs_errors: 0 > > rx_align_errors: 0 > > rx_xon_pause_rcvd: 0 > > rx_xoff_pause_rcvd: 0 > > rx_mac_ctrl_rcvd: 0 > > rx_xoff_entered: 0 > > rx_frame_too_long_errors: 0 > > rx_jabbers: 0 > > rx_undersize_packets: 0 > > rx_in_length_errors: 0 > > rx_out_length_errors: 0 > > rx_64_or_less_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_65_to_127_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_128_to_255_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_256_to_511_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_512_to_1023_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_1024_to_1522_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_1523_to_2047_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_2048_to_4095_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_4096_to_8191_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_8192_to_9022_octet_packets: 0 > > rx_discards: 304 > > rx_errors: 0 > > rx_threshold_hit: 0 > > > > The above on last night pull from Linux (so 2.6.33+). > > > > Everything works fine if I use wireless or another wired card (Realtek in > > cardbus slot): > > > > [root@dtor-d630 ~]# lspci | grep -ri net > > 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > > 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755M > > Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02) > > 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG > > [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02) > > > > [root@dtor-d630 ~]# ethtool eth0 > > Settings for eth0: > > Supported ports: [ TP ] > > Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full > > 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full > > 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full > > Supports auto-negotiation: Yes > > Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full > > 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full > > 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full > > Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes > > Speed: 1000Mb/s > > Duplex: Full > > Port: Twisted Pair > > PHYAD: 1 > > Transceiver: internal > > Auto-negotiation: on > > Supports Wake-on: g > > Wake-on: g > > Current message level: 0x000000ff (255) > > Link detected: yes > > > > Any ideas? Thanks! > > O.K. I had the same problem with the 5755M that another reported had > with a 5787M. Once I applied the following patch, everything worked. > Can you see if the patch works for you too? Wooo-hooo! I don't need cardbus card sticking off the side of my laptop anymore. Thank you very much for the quick fix. Tested-by: Dmitry Torokhov -- Dmitry