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Re: tlug: 2.2.0 interesting bug



From: Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990128103942.25407v-100000@example.com>
> 
> If you turn on the CONFIG_PC110_PAD option in the 2.2.0 kernel (directly
> into the kernel,  not a module), networking will fail miserably.  If you
> have an Intel eepro100 board, it will hard lock the machine.
> 
> If you can get it to boot, you can modprobe your network driver, but cat
> /proc/interrupts will show a pc110_pad on the IRQ that was assigned to
> your network card...

Thanks Scott!

I tried to build and boot 2.2.0 kernel on my machine(with eepro100)
yesterday and encountered the same problem. I was not able to specify
the cause of the boot failure.
I have to rebuild the kernel with modularized eepro100 driver.

> Anyway, sorry if this was posted on the linux-kernel list, but I'm
> gambling that most people here aren't on it :)

No. I don't subscribe linux-kernel list and your mail is really
helpful.

Takeshi
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