Re: possibly bug in 8139cp? (WAS Re: BUG: 2.4.23-pre3 + ifconfig)

[Abraham van der Merwe <abz@frogfoot.net>]

Hi Fedor                                         >@2003.09.08_18:43:25_+0200

Not sure if you've stumbled onto the same bug as me.

My server have 2 Netgear cards and I'm using the National Semiconductor
dp8381x driver included with 2.4.23-pre3.

Also, my system doesn't lock up after `ifconfig lo down', ifconfig just
hangs and becomes unkillable and I can't reboot the machine, use ifconfig
anymore, etc.

> Actually for me this happens when I do "pump -i eth0"
> The system is frozen dead (even SysRq-B does not work)
> That's when I am using 8139cp driver (no problem in 2.4.22)
> I tried using 8139too (I believe it is supposed to work, right?) - I 
> do not get this lockup, but instead it starts printing "too much work 
> at interrupt " messages all the time. It could be connected to the 
> latest changes in 8139 drivers...
> 
> Fedor
> 
> On ?????????????????????? 07 ???????????????? 2003 12:15 pm, Abraham van der Merwe wrote:
> > Hi Fedor                                        
> > >@2003.09.07_21:17:02_+0200
> >
> > > > I just installed 2.4.23-pre3 on one of our servers. If I
> > > > up/down the loopback device multiple times ifconfig hangs on
> > > > the second down (as in unkillable) and afterwards ifconfig
> > > > stops functioning and I can't reboot the machine, etc.
> > > >
> > > > No oopses, kernel panics, messages or anything. The system is
> > > > still alive, it is just as if some system call is hung.
> > > >
> > > > If anyone is interested, I can send my .config or any other
> > > > relevant details.
> > >
> > > I have the same problem. Did you find any solution?
> >
> > No :P Not even sure if anyone on lkml noticed my bug report.
> 

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Regards
 Abraham

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