kernel v5.3.0-rc1

kernel v5.3.0-rc1

[Bob Gleitsmann]

Hello,


I had problems with network functionality in kernel v5.3.0-rc1. I was
not able to ping local devices with ip address or internet points by
name. I have been testing git kernels for a while and this is the first
time this has happened, i.e., it didn't happen with v5.2.0. One
interesting thing is that simply rebooting with a good kernel doesn't
fix the problem. The machine has to be powered off and restarted.

It was clear that network names were not being resolved.

I can provide more details and try different things to help track down
the problem. I'm using x86-64 system, gentoo linux, r8169 PHY.


Best Wishes,


Bob Gleitsmann

Re: kernel v5.3.0-rc1

[Heiner Kallweit]

On 24.07.2019 03:38, Bob Gleitsmann wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> I had problems with network functionality in kernel v5.3.0-rc1. I was
> not able to ping local devices with ip address or internet points by
> name. I have been testing git kernels for a while and this is the first
> time this has happened, i.e., it didn't happen with v5.2.0. One
> interesting thing is that simply rebooting with a good kernel doesn't
> fix the problem. The machine has to be powered off and restarted.
> 
> It was clear that network names were not being resolved.
> 
> I can provide more details and try different things to help track down
> the problem. I'm using x86-64 system, gentoo linux, r8169 PHY.
> 
Thanks for reporting. For one known issue there's a fix pending for 5.3-rc2:
1a03bb532934 ("r8169: fix RTL8168g PHY init")
You could apply it on top of 5.3-rc1 or test linux-next.

If this doesn't help then at least a full dmesg log is needed.

> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> 
> Bob Gleitsmann
> 
> 
Heiner