Bug#409313: linux-image-2.6.18-4-sparc64: Netra X1 - Kernel unaligned access in rp_rcv and ip_fast_csum
On Thu, 01 Mar 2007, Emanuele Rocca wrote:
> Hello Peter,
>
> * Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org>, [2007-03-01 0:53 +0100]:
> > On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Emanuele Rocca wrote:
> > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.sparc/7178
> > I'll also test the patch tomorrow and let you know how it works out.
>
> I guess it should work but yeah, please try it out.
I can confirm that the patch at the location above fixes the unaligned
access problems I have been reporting. Network access is now fast and
lag free and no silly warnings filling up the logs.
for reference again, this is the patch:
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const char * const medianame[32] = {
/* Set the copy breakpoint for the copy-only-tiny-buffer Rx structure. */
#if defined(__alpha__) || defined(__arm__) || defined(__hppa__) \
- || defined(__sparc_) || defined(__ia64__) \
+ || defined(__sparc__) || defined(__ia64__) \
|| defined(__sh__) || defined(__mips__)
static int rx_copybreak = 1518;
#else
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