Re: 2.6.20->2.6.21 - networking dies after random time

* Chuck Ebbert [off-list ref] wrote:

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Before, they would print:

eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e601.
  diagnostics: net 0ccc media 8880 dma 0000003a fifo 0000
eth0: Interrupt posted but not delivered -- IRQ blocked by another device?
  Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 295757(13) current 295757(13)
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. f7150a20.
  0: @f7150200  length 80000070 status 0c010070
  1: @f71502a0  length 80000070 status 0c010070
  2: @f7150340  length 8000005c status 0c01005c

Now they just work, apparently...

could you please try the patch below? If this doesnt do the trick then i 
guess we need to revert that change.

I confirm that the latest fedora kernel 2.6.22.1-41.fc7 (with the removal of [PATCH] genirq: do not mask interrupts by default) still work on my machine for 3 days.

Atm I'm still stressing the network (2 * 3com cards + 1 onboard nvidia card) to be sure.

Jb