Bug#494360: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686: dl2k fails to work since 2.6.24-6

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008, Dmitry I. Kulagin wrote:

> Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
> Version: 2.6.26-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> I've got dl2k based nic please look at lspci output:
> 00:03.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc DL2000-based Gigabit Ethernet (rev 0c)
> The first 2.6.24-1 linux kernel introduced the bug with this nic. After bringing
> the interface up no packet gets into the wire without any error messages.
> There are some difference in kernel initialization messages:
> 
> from 2.6.24-6 dmesg:
> DL2000/TC902x-based linux driver v1.19 2007/08/12
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:03.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
> eth0: D-Link DGE-550T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, 00:11:95:f4:b7:df, IRQ 16
> tx_coalesce:^I16 packets
> rx_coalesce:^I10 packets
> rx_timeout: ^I128000 ns
> 
> from 2.6.26-1 dmesg:
> [   10.747031] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:03.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
> [   10.747031] 0000:00:03.0: D-Link NIC
> [   10.791499] Ethernet device registered as: eth1
> 
> The 2.6.24-5 kernel fixed the problem with this log:
> Add stable release 2.6.24.3:
> 	- Fix dl2k constants
> But since then in all 2.6.25 and 2.6.26 series of linux kernel the problem persist.
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> Kulagin D.I.

please report upstream on bugzilla.kernel.org and let us know the bug
number.

thanks

-- 
maks