Re: 3com 3c59x stopped working with 2.6.13-rc[56]

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

solt@dns.toxicfilms.tv wrote:
>
> i tried to boot 2.6.13-rc5-git4 and 2.6.13-rc6-git13 both with the same
> result: my 3com (3c59x driver on 3com 905c) card not working.
> Here is what I saw in the logs.
> Notice the regularity of the log barfs. They continue the same every 10secs.
> 
> The upgrade was committed using:
> cd /usr/src/linux
> patch -p1 < ../patch-2.6.13-rc5
> patch -p1 < ../patch-2.6.13-rc5-git4
> make oldconfig
> make bzImage modules modules_install install
> 
> gcc-4.0.1 from Debian testing.
> 

I assume it worked OK in 2.6.12.

There are no changes in the driver which would explain this.

> 
> 18:27:47: eth1: Setting full-duplex based on MII #24 link partner capability of 05e1.
> 18:32:02: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1: transmit timed out
> 18:32:02: eth1: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e601.
> 18:32:02:   diagnostics: net 0cfa media 8880 dma 0000003a fifo 8800
> 18:32:02: eth1: Interrupt posted but not delivered -- IRQ blocked by another device?

gargh, I have acpi feelings.  Could you please

a) Compare /proc/interrupts for 2.6.12 and 2.6.13-rc6

b) Generate the boot-time dmesg output for 2.6.12 and 2.6.13-rc6
   (dmesg -s 1000000 > foo), then do

	diff -u dmesg-2.6.12 dmesg-2.6.13-rc6 > foo

   and send foo?