Bug#620331: linux-2.6: igb driver fix for management card detection

2011-04-04 Thread Julien-externe BLACHE
b...@decadent.org.uk wrote on 04/03/2011 06:06:24 AM: Hi Ben, This can lead to a loss of network connectivity for the host and/or the management card eventually. How does the host lose connectivity? I'm somewhat wary of cherry-picking such a patch without a very good reason.

Bug#620331: linux-2.6: igb driver fix for management card detection

2011-04-04 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 08:45:40AM +0200, Julien-externe BLACHE wrote: b...@decadent.org.uk wrote on 04/03/2011 06:06:24 AM: Hi Ben, This can lead to a loss of network connectivity for the host and/or the management card eventually. How does the host lose connectivity? I'm

Bug#620331: linux-2.6: igb driver fix for management card detection

2011-04-04 Thread Julien-externe BLACHE
b...@decadent.org.uk wrote on 04/04/2011 12:58:24 PM: Hi, I expect that at some point we'll want to update the driver to add new hardware support, and then we'll pick this up along the way. Until then, however, I'm not going to apply it. I don't understand your decision; upgrading the whole

Bug#620331: linux-2.6: igb driver fix for management card detection

2011-04-04 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 02:08:41PM +0200, Julien-externe BLACHE wrote: b...@decadent.org.uk wrote on 04/04/2011 12:58:24 PM: Hi, I expect that at some point we'll want to update the driver to add new hardware support, and then we'll pick this up along the way. Until then, however, I'm

Bug#620331: linux-2.6: igb driver fix for management card detection

2011-04-02 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2011-04-01 at 08:36 +0200, Julien-externe BLACHE wrote: Source: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.32-31 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Hi, The igb driver up to 2.6.34 uses an incorrect check to detect the presence of a management card sharing the network interface. This can lead to a

Bug#620331: linux-2.6: igb driver fix for management card detection

2011-04-01 Thread Julien-externe BLACHE
Source: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.32-31 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Hi, The igb driver up to 2.6.34 uses an incorrect check to detect the presence of a management card sharing the network interface. This can lead to a loss of network connectivity for the host and/or the management card