Re: strange network performance degradation 2.6.8-rc3-mm1 -> 2.6.8-rc4-mm1

[Francois Romieu <romieu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jurriaan <thunder7@xxxxxxxxx> :
> > > 2.6.8-rc4-mm1 + 8139too-mm-revert + 8139too-10 + 8139too-20: doesn't boot
> > 
> > Thanks. Erm... not exactly what I had expected.
> > 
> > Could you return to 2.6.8-rc4-mm1 + 8139too-mm-revert.patch and try each
> > of the three patches attached ?
> > 
> patch #1 boots
> patch #2 doesn't boot
> patch #3 boots

Ok, the early read of the interrupt status register is the culprit.

I have modified 8139too-10.patch so that it behaves like patch #1 and 
resynced the whole serie.

Can you both apply the updated patches below ?

If M.Sjoholm's setup works fine, I'll forward the update for inclusion
in -mm/-netdev.

http://www.fr.zoreil.com/linux/kernel/2.6.x/2.6.8-rc4-mm1/8139too-mm-revert.patch
http://www.fr.zoreil.com/linux/kernel/2.6.x/2.6.8-rc4-mm1/8139too-10.patch
http://www.fr.zoreil.com/linux/kernel/2.6.x/2.6.8-rc4-mm1/8139too-20.patch

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Ueimor