Bug#619173: linux-source-2.6.32: kernel panic with r8169 module

[lee <lee@yun.yagibdah.de>]

Package: linux-source-2.6.32
Version: 2.6.32-31
Severity: normal


My kernel compiled from linux-source-2.6.32-30 worked fine with the
r8169 module (with and without the firmware-realtek package
installed). Now I compiled a new kernel from linux-source-2.6.32-31,
using make oldconfig, and found that the new kernel make from the
current sources panics during booting with some stacktrace messages
indicating a problem with the r8169 module.

The default Debain kernel works fine with this module installed,
though. It does not use the firmware, giving you a message that the
firmware couldn´t be applied. 2.6.32-30 did use the firmware.

Some research[1] turned up that I eventually need a module called
r8168 for my onboard network card. I followed the instructions on [1],
and my kernel made from linux-source-2.6.32-31 works fine with the
r8168 module.

So something must have been changed between 2.6.32-30 and 2.6.32-31
that affects the r8169 module.

Perhaps that module shouldn´t have been used on my system to begin
with? Lspci says:


02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)



[1]: http://blog.verfriemelt.com/index.php/2010/06/linux-realtek-r8168r8169-treiber/



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-31 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages linux-source-2.6.32 depends on:
ii  binutils                      2.20.1-16  The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii  bzip2                         1.0.5-6    high-quality block-sorting file co

Versions of packages linux-source-2.6.32 recommends:
ii  gcc                           4:4.5.2-2  The GNU C compiler
ii  libc6-dev [libc-dev]          2.11.2-11  Embedded GNU C Library: Developmen
ii  make                          3.81-8     An utility for Directing compilati

Versions of packages linux-source-2.6.32 suggests:
ii  kernel-package            12.036+nmu1    A utility for building Linux kerne
ii  libncurses5-dev [ncurses- 5.7+20100313-5 developer's libraries and docs for
pn  libqt3-mt-dev             <none>         (no description available)

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