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
