This device is having all sorts of problems that lead to data corruption
and system instability. It gets receive status and data out of order,
it generates descriptor and TSO errors, etc.
Until the problems are resolved, it should not be used by anyone
who cares about there system.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- sky2-2.6.21.orig/drivers/net/sky2.c 2007-04-11 14:06:38.0 -0700
+++ sky2-2.6.21/drivers/net/sky2.c 2007-04-11 14:07:36.0 -0700
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ static const struct pci_device_id sky2_i
{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, 0x4361) }, /* 88E8050 */
{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, 0x4362) }, /* 88E8053 */
{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, 0x4363) }, /* 88E8055 */
+#ifdef broken
+ /* This device causes data corruption problems that are not resolved */
{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, 0x4364) }, /* 88E8056 */
+#endif
{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, 0x4366) }, /* 88EC036 */
{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, 0x4367) }, /* 88EC032 */
{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, 0x4368) }, /* 88EC034 */
--
Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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