Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:07:05 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | sky2 (was Re: 2.6.18-mm2) |
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Andrew Morton wrote: > Another customer.. > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:44:01 +0200 > From: Matthias Hentges <oe@hentges.net> > To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: 2.6.18-mm2 > > > Hello all, > > I've just tested -mm2 on my C2D system and I'm getting a lot of these > messages: > > "[ 139.143807] printk: 131 messages suppressed. > [ 139.148235] sky2 0000:03:00.0: pci express error (0x500547)" > > Please note that the "sky2" driver has always been the black sheep on > that system due to regular full lock-ups of the driver, requiring a > rmmod sky2 + modprobe sky2 cycle. > > This happens often enough to warrant writing a cronjob checking the > network and auto-rmmod'ing the module..... > > While the above is bloody annoying at times (heh), the driver never > caused any messages like the ones I now get with -mm2 .
sky2 just turned on PCI Express error reporting, so it makes sense that messages would appear. The better question is whether this is a driver problem, or a hardware problem. With your "black sheep" comment, I wonder if it isn't a hardware problem that's been hidden.
Jeff
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