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Subject: Re: Linux Kernel | Intel Driver Bug - please update
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Please Jeff, we need the update as soon as possible, we still having cr=
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of eth because the driver..

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Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: Linux Kernel | Intel Driver Bug - please update

On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 13:28 -0700, Nicol=C3=A1s Sigal | LocalHost Soluc=
iones
Innovadoras wrote:
> Please, can you update the e1000e driver of the kernel to v1.4.4?
>
> http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=3DY&ProdId=3D329=
9&DwnldID=3D15817&ProductFamily=3DComponentes+Ethernet&ProductLine=3DCo=
ntroladores+Ethernet&ProductProduct=3DControlador+Intel%C2%AE+82579+Gig=
abit+Ethernet&DownloadType=3DControladoresspa
>
> This version have an important bug fixed:
> * 82579: Fix for Tx Hang on FTS ME Platform
>
> And we have this problem in all of our servers with this NIC and ME
> on.
>
> Debug:
>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: Detected Hardware
> Unit Hang:
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   TDH                  <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   TDT                  <16>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_use          <16>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_clean        <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] buffer_info[next_to_clean]:
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   time_stamp           <10282156f>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_watch        <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   jiffies              <102821aed>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_watch.status <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] MAC Status             <80143>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY Status             <796d>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY 1000BASE-T Status  <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY Extended Status    <3000>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PCI Status             <10>
> Jul 24 14:23:28 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: Reset adapter
> Jul 24 14:23:30 [kernel] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full
> Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx
> Jul 24 14:23:30 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: 10/100 speed:
> disabling TSO
>


[removed ixgbe/igb Intel maintainers, and Linus from the email thread]
Added a more appropriate mailing list (netdev)

We currently have the kernel patches in review and testing to update th=
e
e1000e driver to v1.4.4.  I should be able to push some, if not all of
the changes upstream later this week.