From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262288AbTH1KtH (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:49:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263896AbTH1KtH (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:49:07 -0400 Received: from mail.cpt.sahara.co.za ([196.41.29.142]:41713 "EHLO workshop.saharact.lan") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262288AbTH1KtA (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:49:00 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.0-test4][sk98lin] sk98lin driver with hardware bug make eth unusable From: Martin Schlemmer To: Mirko Lindner Cc: LKML In-Reply-To: <1062066254.5426.391.camel@mlindner-lin.skd.de> References: <200308121301.43873.gallir@uib.es> <1060689676.13254.172.camel@workshop.saharacpt.lan> <200308121440.50395.gallir@uib.es> <1061663721.13460.5.camel@nosferatu.lan> <1061728032.13460.28.camel@nosferatu.lan> <1062066254.5426.391.camel@mlindner-lin.skd.de> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1062067183.19599.70.camel@workshop.saharacpt.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 Date: 28 Aug 2003 12:39:44 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 12:24, Mirko Lindner wrote: > The newest version of the sk98lin driver with some fixes for HW Csum was > sent to the driver Maintainers today (Kernel 2.4.22 and Kernel > 2.6.0-test4). Here is a list with fixes and new functions: > Thanks, I'll test tonight and let you know if there are any issues. Regards, > VERSION 6.17 (Thu Aug 26 2003 - mlindner) > New Features: > - Add: Dynamic Interrupt Moderation (DIM) port up message > Problems fixed: > - Fix: Compiler warnings (void *) > - Fix: README.txt: Editorial changes (spelling) > - Fix: install.sh: "silent mode" driver check > - Fix: Disable Half Duplex with Gigabit-Speed (Yukon). Enable Full > Duplex. > - Fix: Corrected CPU detection and compile errors on single CPU machines > Known limitations: > - None > > VERSION 6.16 (Thu Aug 21 2003 - mlindner) > New Features: > - Add: Removed SkNumber and SkDoDiv > - Add: Counter output as (unsigned long long) > Problems fixed: > - Fix: Ignore ConType parameter if empty value > - Fix: Removed useless defines > - Fix: UDP and TCP HW-CSum calculation (Kernel 2.5/2.6) > - Fix: UDP and TCP Proto checks > - Fix: UDP header offset > - Fix: Build without ProcFS > - Fix: Kernel 2.6 editorial changes > - Fix: Removed useless defines > Known limitations: > - None > > VERSION 6.15 (Mon Aug 11 2003 - mlindner) > New Features: > - None > Problems fixed: > - Fix: Yukon Lite parameter input and check > - Fix: Yukon Lite speed query > - Fix: ConType parameter check and error detection > - Fix: Text for some Config- and Release-Files > - Fix: Readme changes (Support for SK-95xx compliant cards) > - Fix: modprobe description (Bug #10891) > - Fix: Insert various fixes applied to the kernel tree > - Fix: Removed History from the driver readme > Known limitations: > - None > > > The newest version of the driver is available on the SysKonnect page at: > http://www.syskonnect.de/syskonnect/support/driver/htm/sk98lin.htm > > Cheers, > > Mirko > > > > On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 14:27, Martin Schlemmer wrote: > > On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 20:35, Martin Schlemmer wrote: > > > On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 14:40, Ricardo Galli wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 12 August 2003 14:01, Martin Schlemmer shaped the electrons to > > > > shout: > > > > > On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 13:01, Ricardo Galli wrote: > > > > > > I've already reported this problem to syskonnect few weeks ago (without > > > > > > success as I see). > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a ASIC bug in several popular motherboards (including ASUS ones) > > > > > > related to TX hardware checksum. > > > > > > > > > > > > For packets smaller that 56 bytes (payload), as UDP dns queries, the asic > > > > > > generates a bad checksum making the drivers unusable for "normal" > > > > > > Internet usage: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The only solution is to comment out > > > > > > #define USE_SK_TX_CHECKSUM > > > > > > in skge.c > > > > > > > > > > Known issue. > > > > > > > > > > Mirko will have a look as soon as he have time. > > > > > > > > Thanks, I just sent a Kconfig patch as a workaround: > > > > > > > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/8/12/83 > > > > > > > > > > Should work fine with version 6.16 of the driver (does so > > > here at least with a P4C800): > > > > > > http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/zip/linux/sk98lin_2.6.0-test3_patch.gz > > > > > > > Hi Jeff > > > > Any chance that we could get the sk98lin drivers updated ? Mirko did > > not respond as of yet, but the 6.16 version fixes the HW checksum issues > > with most (if not all) Asus boards and maybe some others ... > > > > > > Thanks, > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Martin Schlemmer