Re: [bisected regression] Partial breakage of forcedeth driver

Re: [bisected regression] Partial breakage of forcedeth driver

[Jiri Pirko]

Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 01:10:59AM CEST, w41ter@gmail.com wrote:
>Hi gang.
>
>commit 3326c784c9f492e988617d93f647ae0cfd4c8d09
>Author: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@>
>Date:   Wed Jul 20 04:54:38 2011 +0000
>
>    forcedeth: do vlan cleanup
>    
>    - unify vlan and nonvlan rx path
>    - kill np->vlangrp and nv_vlan_rx_register
>    - allow to turn on/off rx vlan accel via ethtool (set_features)
>    
>    Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@>
>    Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@>
>
>This commit causes networking trouble for my nForce-based motherboard.
>(Details happily supplied if needed.)
>
>I say 'partial' breakage because networking is not completely dead,
>just limping very slowly :)
>
>The simplest test is to ping any host (in my LAN or on the internet,
>makes no difference).  The replies to my ping come at very irregular
>intervals, ranging from normal to 5-10 seconds or so, seemingly at
>random AFAICT.
>
>I'm happy to try any patches, tests, whatever, to help fix this.
>
>Many thanks!


Same is happening on machine I borrowed. ccing list.
Will look at it very soon (no time today).

jirka