Bug#514833: linux-image-2.6.18-6-686: sundance network driver get timeout on a DFE-580TX when this kernel is installed

[dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 07:14:23PM +0100, Benoit Mortier wrote:
> Le Wednesday 11 February 2009 17:59:27 Martin Michlmayr, vous avez ?crit?:
> > * maximilian attems <max@stro.at> [2009-02-11 11:47]:
> > > > When i upgrade this box running a DFE-580TX with the latest etch
> > > > update of 10 february 2009 Immediately my network card stopped
> > > > functionning with the message below
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > did you try a newer kernel like 2.6.24 etch+half that is shipped
> > > there? also lenny is about to be released with 2.6.26.
> > > is it reproducible with them?
> >
> > I guess the main point you missed from Benoit's message that
> > apparently a recent stable update broke networking for him; i.e. this
> > is a regression introduced by a stable update.
> >
> > Benoit, is this correct?  It worked with the previous 2.6.18 kernel in
> > etch?
> 
> Yes, this is correct. 
> 
> When applying the latest update for etch for the kernel 2.6.18 this broke 
> the network driver for the DFE-580TX sundance driver
> 
> For the sundance driver this previous version worked well : 
> 2.6.18.dfsg.1-23etch1
> 
> The version from the latest update break the driver : 2.6.18.dfsg.1-24
> 
> I put the severity to grave because those cards are mainly used in 
> firewall and router and then have a direct effect on the whole network. 

There were no code changes between 2.6.18.dfsg.1-23etch1 and
2.6.18.dfsg.1-24 in the code you are using. The only patches that are
applied to the -686 flavor were an hppa-specific change and to the
cciss driver (just adding ID's).

The remaining changes are only applied in the xen flavor.

-- 
dann frazier