From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: [BK PATCHES] 2.6.x experimental net driver queue Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 15:36:09 -0500 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <3FD38F39.5070801@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------070501080508050700070805" Cc: Linux Kernel , Andrew Morton Return-path: To: Netdev Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070501080508050700070805 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Another installment in the net-drivers-2.5-exp queue patchkit. Summary of new changes: * r8169 bug fixing (Francois Romieu, RealTek, others) * Make dev->priv calculation a compile-time constant (eliminates extra dereference) (Al Viro) * More netdev allocation work (Al Viro) * airo fixes (Javier) * 8139too minor fixes (OGAWA Hirofumi) * new nVidia nForce NIC driver "forcedeth" (Manfred Spraul) * misc net driver fixes/cleanups (Stephen Hemminger) Summary of patchkit: * e100 driver rewrite * new nVidia nForce NIC driver * r8169 bug fixing * 8139too NAPI support * tulip NAPI support * netconsole / netdump support * net_device allocation and reference counting work * e1000 minor updates * misc bug fixes Patch: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/patchkits/2.6/2.6.0-test11-bk5-netdrvr-exp1.patch.bz2 Full changelog: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/patchkits/2.6/2.6.0-test11-bk5-netdrvr-exp1.log BK repo: http://gkernel.bkbits.net/net-drivers-2.5-exp Changelog delta attached. --------------070501080508050700070805 Content-Type: text/plain; name="2.6.0-test11-bk5-netdrvr-exp1.txt" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="2.6.0-test11-bk5-netdrvr-exp1.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by oss.sgi.com id hB7KbqTa021124 ChangeSet@1.1526, 2003-12-07 14:01:09-05:00, jgarzik@redhat.com Merge redhat.com:/spare/repo/net-drivers-2.5 into redhat.com:/spare/repo/net-drivers-2.5-exp ChangeSet@1.1474.1.26, 2003-12-07 13:58:53-05:00, jgarzik@redhat.com Merge redhat.com:/spare/repo/linux-2.5 into redhat.com:/spare/repo/net-drivers-2.5 ChangeSet@1.1525, 2003-12-07 13:50:47-05:00, shemminger@osdl.org [PATCH] pc300 - get rid of MOD_INC/MOD_DEC =20 Remove old style mod inc/dec from this WAN driver. ChangeSet@1.1524, 2003-12-07 13:49:20-05:00, shemminger@osdl.org [PATCH] get rid of MOD INC/DEC for farsync =20 Get rid of leftover MOD INC/DEC in this driver. Ref counting now done by network core. =20 Jeff, please apply to net-drivers-2.5-exp ChangeSet@1.1523, 2003-12-07 13:45:51-05:00, viro@parcelfarce.linux.thepl= anet.co.uk [atm clip] convert to using alloc_netdev(), const-offset priv ChangeSet@1.1522, 2003-12-07 13:42:37-05:00, viro@parcelfarce.linux.thepl= anet.co.uk [pcmcia] synclink_cs] convert net_device to dynamic allocation ChangeSet@1.1521, 2003-12-07 13:42:04-05:00, viro@parcelfarce.linux.thepl= anet.co.uk [char synclinkmp] convert net_device to dynamic allocation ChangeSet@1.1520, 2003-12-07 13:40:52-05:00, viro@parcelfarce.linux.thepl= anet.co.uk [hamradio dmascc] convert embedded net_device to dynamic allocation ChangeSet@1.1519, 2003-12-07 13:39:29-05:00, viro@parcelfarce.linux.thepl= anet.co.uk net_device and netdev private struct allocation improvements. =20 1) Ensure alignment of both net_device and private area. 2) Introduce netdev_priv(), an inline which allows the dynamic private area (dev->priv) to be calculated as a constant offset from the base struct net_device at compile time. ChangeSet@1.1518, 2003-12-07 13:21:55-05:00, achirica@telefonica.net [wireless airo] Delay MIC activation to prevent Oops ChangeSet@1.1517, 2003-12-07 13:21:47-05:00, achirica@telefonica.net [wireless airo] Fix PCI registration ChangeSet@1.1516, 2003-12-07 13:18:43-05:00, hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp [PATCH] 8139too tx queue handling fix =20 Hi, =20 netif_stop_queue(dev); [....] netif_start_queue(dev); netif_wake_queue(dev); and netif_stop_queue(dev); [....] netif_wake_queue(dev); =20 is not same. After tx_timeout, this was needed for restarting tx work immediately. =20 Are you interested in this patch? =20 drivers/net/8139too.c | 3 +-- 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) ChangeSet@1.1515, 2003-12-07 13:18:34-05:00, hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp [PATCH] 8139too warning fix (1/2) =20 drivers/net/8139too.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+) ChangeSet@1.1514, 2003-12-07 13:13:24-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] fix RX =20 Brown paper bag time: the Rx descriptors are contiguous and EORbit only marks the last descriptor in the array. OWNbit implicitly marks the end of the Rx descriptors segment which is owned by the nic. ChangeSet@1.1513, 2003-12-07 13:12:27-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] Suspend/resume code (Fernando Alencar Mar=C3=B3tica). ChangeSet@1.1512, 2003-12-07 13:11:46-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] Modification of the interrupt mask (RealTek). ChangeSet@1.1511, 2003-12-07 13:10:49-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] Driver forgot to update the transmitted bytes counter. Originally done in rtl8169_start_xmit() by Realtek. ChangeSet@1.1510, 2003-12-07 13:10:04-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] Merge of changes from Realtek: - register voodoo in rtl8169_hw_start(). ChangeSet@1.1509, 2003-12-07 13:08:55-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] Merge of timer related changes from Realtek: - changed their timeout value from 100 to HZ to trigger rtl8169_phy_tim= er(); - s/TX_TIMEOUT/RTL8169_TX_TIMEOUT/ to have RTL8169_{TX/PHY}_TIMEOUT. ChangeSet@1.1508, 2003-12-07 13:07:25-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] Merge of changes done by Realtek to rtl8169_init_one(): - phy capability settings allows lower or equal capability as suggested in Realtek's changes; - I/O voodoo; - no need to s/mdio_write/RTL8169_WRITE_GMII_REG/; - s/rtl8169_hw_PHY_config/rtl8169_hw_phy_config/; - rtl8169_hw_phy_config(): ad-hoc struct "phy_magic" to limit duplicati= on of code (yep, the u16 -> int conversions should work as expected); - variable renames and whitepace changes ignored. ChangeSet@1.1507, 2003-12-07 13:05:55-05:00, romieu@fr.zoreil.com [netdrvr r8169] Add {mac/phy}_version. - change of identification logic in rtl8169_init_board(); - {chip/rtl_chip}_info are merged in rtl_chip_info; - misc style nits (lazy braces, SHOUTING MACROS from realtek converted = to functions). ChangeSet@1.1506, 2003-12-07 12:58:13-05:00, manfred@colorfullife.com [netdrvr] add "forcedeth" driver for nVidia nForce NICs --------------070501080508050700070805--