Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9914] New: bnx2 driver of latest kernel 2.6.24 not working with Cisco catalyst 650x Switch

On Thu,  7 Feb 2008 23:06:55 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9914

           Summary: bnx2 driver of latest kernel 2.6.24 not working with
                    Cisco catalyst 650x Switch
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.24
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: Network
        AssignedTo: jgarzik@pobox.com
        ReportedBy: kaccountsend@gmail.com


Latest working kernel version: (Works with Redhat 4 kernel)
Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.24
Distribution: Self, kernel.org's kernel version 2.6.24
Hardware Environment: Dell 2950
Software Environment: Linux from Scratch, kernel version 2.6.24

Problem Description:
I am using the latest kernel 2.6.24. The hardware unit is a 2950 Dell box.
The firmware version of bnx2 is 2.9.1. The bnx2 driver does work with other
flavors of Cisco Switches like 290x. It is having problems at a customer site
who has a Cisco 650x.

The customer tried the RHEL 4 and does seem to work fine. The RHEL4 comes with
the version of bnx2: 1.4.38

The version on 2.6.24 is 1.6.9.

Can anyone give me pointers as to why this is broken? Where can I get a patch? 

Any help is appreciated.




Steps to reproduce:
The driver does not auto-negotiate, neither does it work with a fixed link
speed.