And here's a workaround-everything-in-the-driver version that makes everything work. Cc:d to linux-kernel to get wider coverage. There _really_ has to be a better way of dealing with hardware problem
Ok, fixed. Certainly not ideal, but should fix things for those with problems (ie. running the 4G4G patch) and work as before for everyone else. -- linux-2.6.6-1.422/drivers/net/b44.h.4g4g 2004-06-09
Yikes! With the 4:4 VM split it definately is instantaneous with > 1GB of memory, I triggered it with 1.25G myself and never noticed anything wrong with just 1GB (allocation starts from the top it se
This should hit machines with 2GB ram too, right? Is it possible to find if it hits me? I get hard lockups on 2GB machine with b44, but they take ~5min.. few hours to reproduce... It seems to me lik
Okay, this is probably other problem. When the bug hit, what are the symptoms? Can you try the driver from broadcom? bcom4400, or how is it called. Its extremely ugly, but might get this kind of stu
Total immediate crash without an oops. When the RX ring skbufs are allocated with GFP_DMA receives work, but any transmits from > 1GB cause a link down/link up (which is just about all of them). With
You might want to report them, then look at diff between latest and previous versions :-)))). Pavel -- People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers... ...jr ghea gurz vagb qrirybcre
And here's a workaround-everything-in-the-driver version that makes everything work. Cc:d to linux-kernel to get wider coverage. There _really_ has to be a better way of dealing with hardware problem
Ok, fixed. Certainly not ideal, but should fix things for those with problems (ie. running the 4G4G patch) and work as before for everyone else. -- linux-2.6.6-1.422/drivers/net/b44.h.4g4g 2004-06-09
Yikes! With the 4:4 VM split it definately is instantaneous with > 1GB of memory, I triggered it with 1.25G myself and never noticed anything wrong with just 1GB (allocation starts from the top it se
Hi! This should hit machines with 2GB ram too, right? Is it possible to find if it hits me? I get hard lockups on 2GB machine with b44, but they take ~5min.. few hours to reproduce... It seems to me
Hi! Okay, this is probably other problem. When the bug hit, what are the symptoms? Can you try the driver from broadcom? bcom4400, or how is it called. Its extremely ugly, but might get this kind of
Total immediate crash without an oops. When the RX ring skbufs are allocated with GFP_DMA receives work, but any transmits from > 1GB cause a link down/link up (which is just about all of them). With
Hi! You might want to report them, then look at diff between latest and previous versions :-)))). Pavel -- People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers... ...jr ghea gurz vagb qriryb