Bug#278508: kernel: via-velocitiy 2.6.8 problems

[ALAN JOHN WOODLAND <ajw2@aber.ac.uk>]

Package: kernel

Running kernel 2.6.8 with a via-velocitiy network card, have had quite a
few problems with the drivers (I belive they were new in 2.6.8).
Most annoying problem of which was trying to dereference null pointer
every time I bring the loopback device up whilst my network card is
running.
http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3509
There has been rather a lot of via-velocity patches in 2.6.9 but they
have fixed the problems now I think. Definatly a candidate for
backporting in my opinion if 2.6.8 is going to be the kernel in sarge.

Alan


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-9-k7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)