Runtime power management is enabled in the kernel with the CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME parameter.
According to the link, the issue is already fixed in a more recent kernel. AFAICR, it was not fixed in the driver, it was fixed elsewhere in the kernel. > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Cruz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:28 PM > To: Allan, Bruce W; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] e1000e driver prevents Toshiba Z930 from > shutting down when LAN cable is unplugged > > It probably does. How do I determine where this is configured in my > kernel? > > I found this link and if I set the power management from auto to on as > mentioned there, I am able to shutdown correctly. What is the proper way > to fix this then? > > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36132#c9 > > ________________________________________ > From: Allan, Bruce W [[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 3:16 PM > To: Roger Cruz; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] e1000e driver prevents Toshiba Z930 from > shutting down when LAN cable is unplugged > > Sounds to me like a possible issue with runtime power management. Is > that feature enabled in your kernel and for the LAN interface? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Cruz [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:51 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [E1000-devel] e1000e driver prevents Toshiba Z930 from shutting > > down when LAN cable is unplugged > > > > > > I have determined that if the LAN cable is removed prior to a shutdown of > a > > Toshiba Portege Z930, the system will hang. With the cable plugged in, the > > system shuts down fine. If I unload the e1000e ethernet driver prior to > the > > shutdown request, the platform will shut down successfully. I am using > the > > linux kernel 3.2.23. Are there any known issues with this driver? How can > I > > go about debugging this? What files in particular should I instrument to > help > > me understand what is going on? > > > > > > Thanks > > Roger R. Cruz > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: > > VERIFY Test and improve your parallel project with help from experts > > and peers. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net > > _______________________________________________ > > E1000-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel > > To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit > > http://communities.intel.com/community/wired ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: VERIFY Test and improve your parallel project with help from experts and peers. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
