Bug#508151: AW: Bug#508151: Bug#514624: linux-image for sparc64 sungem problem s
Hi,
sorry for topposting, the symbian mail client sucks ;)
but yes, i would be able to test the fix on my netra.
regards
evgeni
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Betreff: Bug#508151: Bug#514624: linux-image for sparc64 sungem problems
Von: dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>
Datum: 09/02/2009 18:50
forcemerge 508151 514624
thanks
On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 03:37:09PM +0000, Alexander Clouter wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-sparc64
> Version: 2.6.24+13~etchnhalf.1
>
> For some time, even since 2.6.18 we have had problems with the sungem
> NIC driver on our Sun Netra T1 AC200[1] where the machine is prone to
> locking up.
>
> Then recently this month on the LKML someone posted[2] that they too
> were having problems and submitted a fix.
>
> It would probably be worth backport this patch to the lenny 2.6.26
> kernel before general release; the patch is trivial and David Miller
> seems happy with it too. It would save a lot of pain for some sparc64
> users out there.
Thanks for the report; it is likely too late to get this fix included
in the initial GR of lenny, but we can likely include it in the first
update.
Would you and/or Evgeni be able to test a 2.6.26 build to verify this
fix if I provide one?
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