RE: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
Cameron Seader [mailto:csea...@suse.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 11:40 PM [...] > I have experienced with kernel 4.14 and the driver 1.09.9 that when a > system goes into sleep mode and then comes out of sleep that the network > interface gets set to speed 100 in half duplex. I then have to manually > set it back to full duplex and speed 1000. The 2.09.0 driver fixes this > problem and the upstream 4.14 has this bug. So there seems to be > something significantly different in the way the upstream driver handles > coming out of sleep. Maybe you could send me the kernel log first. I would try to reproduce this issue. Best Regards, Hayes
Re: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
On 11/29/2017 08:27 PM, Hayes Wang wrote: Cameron Seader [mailto:csea...@suse.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 10:51 AM [...] The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 of the drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now which requires the newer version where running with the old one becomes unstable. For example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. I have currently tested the newest driver I can find which is dated 8/30/2017 at version 2.09.0. The versions of the vendor driver and upstream driver are different, because I have to know which driver is used. The two drivers are almost the same except that the upstream driver doesn't include the firmware. Besides, the upstream driver 1.09.9 has supported the newest chips. The vendor driver would be updated frequently. And I would submit the patches to the upstream driver when I feel the settings are stable enough. I have experienced with kernel 4.14 and the driver 1.09.9 that when a system goes into sleep mode and then comes out of sleep that the network interface gets set to speed 100 in half duplex. I then have to manually set it back to full duplex and speed 1000. The 2.09.0 driver fixes this problem and the upstream 4.14 has this bug. So there seems to be something significantly different in the way the upstream driver handles coming out of sleep. Cameron -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
RE: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
Cameron Seader [mailto:csea...@suse.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 10:51 AM [...] > The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 of the > drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now which > requires the newer version where running with the old one becomes > unstable. For example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. I > have currently tested the newest driver I can find which is dated > 8/30/2017 at version 2.09.0. The versions of the vendor driver and upstream driver are different, because I have to know which driver is used. The two drivers are almost the same except that the upstream driver doesn't include the firmware. Besides, the upstream driver 1.09.9 has supported the newest chips. The vendor driver would be updated frequently. And I would submit the patches to the upstream driver when I feel the settings are stable enough. Best Regards, Hayes
Re: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
On 17-11-29 10:23:31, Cameron Seader wrote: > On 11/29/2017 09:55 AM, Petko Manolov wrote: > > On 17-11-29 09:35:04, Cameron Seader wrote: > > > On 11/29/2017 03:37 AM, Petko Manolov wrote: > > > > On 17-11-29 06:11:22, Greg KH wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 07:51:06PM -0700, Cameron Seader wrote: > > > > > > Greetings, The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version > > > > > > 1.09.9 of the drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer > > > > > > hardware now which requires the newer version where running with > > > > > > the > > > > > > old one becomes unstable. For example the latest Dell Precision > > > > > > 5520 > > > > > > uses this driver. I have currently tested the newest driver I can > > > > > > find which is dated 8/30/2017 at version 2.09.0. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1=56=56=5=4=3=false#RTL8153 > > > > > > > > > > > > Attached is the driver. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have compiled this newer driver on Kernel 4.14.1 on openSUSE > > > > > > Tumbleweed and have been successful with no issues. It certainly is > > > > > > a lot more stable than the previous which caused issues coming out > > > > > > of sleep mode where it would drop the speed of the NIC to 100 and > > > > > > set it to half duplex. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm asking that we please look at updating this driver in the > > > > > > latest > > > > > > kernel. > > > > > > > > > > Care to submit patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to > > > > > provide the support that this out-of-tree driver has? That's the > > > > > only > > > > > way this is going to happen :) > > > > > > > > Magic firmware blobs in the source. I love it... :) > > > > > > > > > > Petko, Does this mean your looking into this update? > > > > Petko, Are you submitting patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to > this new one 2.09? Nope, it ain't me. I have not authored the driver neither i have access to this device. I thought that you're doing the upstreaming. Petko -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
On 11/29/2017 09:55 AM, Petko Manolov wrote: On 17-11-29 09:35:04, Cameron Seader wrote: On 11/29/2017 03:37 AM, Petko Manolov wrote: On 17-11-29 06:11:22, Greg KH wrote: On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 07:51:06PM -0700, Cameron Seader wrote: Greetings, The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 of the drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now which requires the newer version where running with the old one becomes unstable. For example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. I have currently tested the newest driver I can find which is dated 8/30/2017 at version 2.09.0. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1=56=56=5=4=3=false#RTL8153 Attached is the driver. I have compiled this newer driver on Kernel 4.14.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed and have been successful with no issues. It certainly is a lot more stable than the previous which caused issues coming out of sleep mode where it would drop the speed of the NIC to 100 and set it to half duplex. I'm asking that we please look at updating this driver in the latest kernel. Care to submit patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to provide the support that this out-of-tree driver has? That's the only way this is going to happen :) Magic firmware blobs in the source. I love it... :) Petko, Does this mean your looking into this update? Petko, Are you submitting patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to this new one 2.09? Cameron -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
On 17-11-29 09:35:04, Cameron Seader wrote: > On 11/29/2017 03:37 AM, Petko Manolov wrote: > > On 17-11-29 06:11:22, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 07:51:06PM -0700, Cameron Seader wrote: > > > > Greetings, The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 > > > > of the drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now > > > > which > > > > requires the newer version where running with the old one becomes > > > > unstable. For example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. > > > > I > > > > have currently tested the newest driver I can find which is dated > > > > 8/30/2017 at version 2.09.0. > > > > > > > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1=56=56=5=4=3=false#RTL8153 > > > > > > > > Attached is the driver. > > > > > > > > I have compiled this newer driver on Kernel 4.14.1 on openSUSE > > > > Tumbleweed and have been successful with no issues. It certainly is a > > > > lot more stable than the previous which caused issues coming out of > > > > sleep mode where it would drop the speed of the NIC to 100 and set it > > > > to > > > > half duplex. > > > > > > > > I'm asking that we please look at updating this driver in the latest > > > > kernel. > > > > > > Care to submit patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to provide > > > the support that this out-of-tree driver has? That's the only way this > > > is > > > going to happen :) > > > > Magic firmware blobs in the source. I love it... :) > > > > Petko, > Does this mean your looking into this update? Sorry, I am not sure what you mean. Petko -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
On 11/29/2017 03:37 AM, Petko Manolov wrote: On 17-11-29 06:11:22, Greg KH wrote: On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 07:51:06PM -0700, Cameron Seader wrote: Greetings, The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 of the drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now which requires the newer version where running with the old one becomes unstable. For example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. I have currently tested the newest driver I can find which is dated 8/30/2017 at version 2.09.0. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1=56=56=5=4=3=false#RTL8153 Attached is the driver. I have compiled this newer driver on Kernel 4.14.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed and have been successful with no issues. It certainly is a lot more stable than the previous which caused issues coming out of sleep mode where it would drop the speed of the NIC to 100 and set it to half duplex. I'm asking that we please look at updating this driver in the latest kernel. Care to submit patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to provide the support that this out-of-tree driver has? That's the only way this is going to happen :) Magic firmware blobs in the source. I love it... :) Petko, Does this mean your looking into this update? Cameron -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
On 17-11-29 06:11:22, Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 07:51:06PM -0700, Cameron Seader wrote: > > Greetings, The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 of > > the drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now which > > requires the newer version where running with the old one becomes unstable. > > For example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. I have > > currently tested the newest driver I can find which is dated 8/30/2017 at > > version 2.09.0. > > > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1=56=56=5=4=3=false#RTL8153 > > > > Attached is the driver. > > > > I have compiled this newer driver on Kernel 4.14.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed > > and have been successful with no issues. It certainly is a lot more stable > > than the previous which caused issues coming out of sleep mode where it > > would drop the speed of the NIC to 100 and set it to half duplex. > > > > I'm asking that we please look at updating this driver in the latest kernel. > > Care to submit patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to provide the > support that this out-of-tree driver has? That's the only way this is going > to happen :) Magic firmware blobs in the source. I love it... :) Petko -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 07:51:06PM -0700, Cameron Seader wrote: > Greetings, > The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 of the > drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now which requires > the newer version where running with the old one becomes unstable. For > example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. I have currently > tested the newest driver I can find which is dated 8/30/2017 at version > 2.09.0. > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1=56=56=5=4=3=false#RTL8153 > > Attached is the driver. > > I have compiled this newer driver on Kernel 4.14.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed > and have been successful with no issues. It certainly is a lot more stable > than the previous which caused issues coming out of sleep mode where it > would drop the speed of the NIC to 100 and set it to half duplex. > > I'm asking that we please look at updating this driver in the latest kernel. Care to submit patches to update the existing in-kernel driver to provide the support that this out-of-tree driver has? That's the only way this is going to happen :) thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
drivers/net/usb/r8152.c USB net driver outdated
Greetings, The upstream kernel seems to be outdated with version 1.09.9 of the drivers/net/usb/r8152.c driver. There is newer hardware now which requires the newer version where running with the old one becomes unstable. For example the latest Dell Precision 5520 uses this driver. I have currently tested the newest driver I can find which is dated 8/30/2017 at version 2.09.0. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1=56=56=5=4=3=false#RTL8153 Attached is the driver. I have compiled this newer driver on Kernel 4.14.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed and have been successful with no issues. It certainly is a lot more stable than the previous which caused issues coming out of sleep mode where it would drop the speed of the NIC to 100 and set it to half duplex. I'm asking that we please look at updating this driver in the latest kernel. Thanks, -- Cameron Seader Technology Strategist SUSE c...@suse.com (P)+1 208.572.0095 (M)+1 208.420.2167 0008-r8152.53-2.09.0.tar.bz2 Description: application/bzip
