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

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 08:00:02PM +0100, lee wrote:
> 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.

This is strange.  I will investigate.

> Some research[1] turned up that I eventually need a module called
> r8168 for my onboard network card.
[...]

This is half right.  Realtek provides two drivers, r8169 and r8168,
for different sets of network controllers.  However, in mainline
Linux, the r8169 driver is supposed to support all of them.
 
Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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