From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.4.26-rc3]pcnet32 fix hang/crash with loopback test
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:51:19 -0400
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Don Fry wrote:
> If the pcnet32 interface is not up, running the loopback test may hang or
> crash the system.  This patch provided by Jim Lewis fixes that problem.
> Tested on ia32 and ppc systems.  This applies cleanly against net-drivers-2.4


applied to 2.4