On Fri, 2011-04-01 at 08:36 +0200, Julien-externe BLACHE wrote: > Source: linux-2.6 > Version: 2.6.32-31 > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch > > Hi, > > The igb driver up to 2.6.34 uses an incorrect check to detect the presence > of a management card sharing the network interface. > > This can lead to a loss of network connectivity for the host and/or the > management card eventually. How does the host lose connectivity? I'm somewhat wary of cherry-picking such a patch without a very good reason. Interactions with Lights Out Management seem to be particularly prone to regression. Ben. > The fix from upstream applies cleanly to 2.6.32 and is attached to this > bug report for convenience. > > Thanks, > > JB. > -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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