Hi Mikael,
--- Mikael Pettersson wrote:
>
> Is this a new ixp4xx platform or one of the existing
> ones in arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx?
>
The machine type (arch/arm/tools/mach-types) is
ct_dfs. However, the platform is a copy of the coyote
platform in arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx.
> Anyway, I can think of two things:
>
> 1. There was some very recent patches by Peter
> Zijlstra
> addressing hrtimer breakage on arm and some other
> archs in 2.6.24-git. If uclinux has backported
> some
> of that stuff then it might explain this issue.
>
> 2. There is a new native Linux driver for ixp4xx
> ethernet. Patches for the 2.6.23.14 kernel can
> be found in the nslu2-linux group's subversion
> repository. (You'll need new firmware files
> though.)
> Replacing Intel's IXP400 drivers with this driver
> should at least tell you if the lockups are
> related to your use of the Intel drivers.
>
> FWIW, I've never seen these lockups on my ixp4xx
> boxes, with the Intel IXP400 drivers or with
> the new native Linux drivers.
>
> You should also Cc: the linux arm kernel mailing
> list,
> as the issue probably is platform specific.
>
Thanks for the tips. I'll check in to these.
Regards,
...doug
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