Re: 2.6.9-rc1-bk11+ and 2.6.9-rc1-mm3,4 r8169: freeze during boot (FIX included)

Andy Lutomirski [off-list ref] :
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FWIW, it looks like init_board is setting PCIDAC in tp->cp_cmd but that 
isn't updated to the card until after the rx ring is filled in 
r8169_open.  This seems suspicious, since DMA memory is being allocated 
possibly in >32-bit addresses but the card hasn't been told to support 
that.  Fixing this doesn't seem to help, though...

rtl8169_hw_start() writes the CPlusCmd register before the ring descriptor
adresses are set. Can you elaborate why it would not be enough ?

Btw the r8169 driver in 2.6.9-rcX does not advertise NETIF_F_HIGHDMA: where
would a >32 bit address come from ?

Turning off high DMA fixes it.  Maybe it just needs to be disabled until 
someone figures out what's going on.

I am cooking a patch for it (+ check for PCI error).

As a side note, the r8169 chipset does not like DAC to be enabled on a
32bit system. I got the usual PCI error reported while trying it.

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Ueimor