[realtek-bug] problem: rtl8139 V1.17 and Linux kernel 2.2.19

[Donald Becker]

On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Dan Miller wrote:

> We're trying to use a Realtek Ethernet chip (built into the
> motherboard) on a Linux 2.2.19 system.   
> 
> We originally using rtl8139.c version 1.07, but after a few hours
> under heavy loads (WebStone with 500 connections) it would start to
> report errors of various sorts.  Today, we tried upgrading to version
> 1.17, from the scyld web site.  We also obtained pci-scan.c and the
> required headers from this same page.  When we load this driver pair,
> it loads successfully, but when we try to ping through the driver, in
> reports:  
> 
> eth0: Abnormal interrupt, status 00000020. 
> eth0: Abnormal interrupt, status 00002020. 

Hmmm, this could be either a link change indication (overloaded on the
RxUnderrun indication), or a RxUnderrun.  Which chip do you have, and
what is the detection message?  If it's a rtl8139c, the second status
indicates that the cable has changed length -- perhaps due to the link
returning.

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