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    SubjectRe: 2.6.27.19 + 28.7: network timeouts for r8169 and 8139too


    Michael Buesch wrote:

    >>It seems to me that this particular chip really doesn't like MSI.
    >
    >
    > I can confirm this. I tried with msi enabled and it starts breaking
    > after a few seconds of heavy transfers. Disabling MSI results in a reliable connection.
    >
    > Maybe we should disable MSI as temporary workaround for affected chips?

    Yep. It may not solve the problem, but it's a lot better than turning
    MSI off for everything, including apparently working NICs that use the
    same driver(s).

    --
    Michael "Tired" Riepe <michael.riepe@googlemail.com>
    X-Tired: Each morning I get up I die a little


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