ACK: [SRU] [B/D] [PATCH 0/1] Fix r8169 network device unable to detect link

Kleber Souza kleber.souza at canonical.com
Mon Sep 2 16:10:00 UTC 2019


On 8/27/19 6:29 PM, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838477
> 
> [Impact]
> r8169 network device unable to detect link after boot.
> 
> [Fix]
> Don't use MSI for older r8169 chips.
> 
> [Test]
> User confirmed the issue is fixed with the patch applied.
> 
> [Regression Potential]
> Low. This reverts affected r8169 device to use INTx, which is more
> reliable on older hardware.
> 
> Heiner Kallweit (1):
>   r8169: don't use MSI before RTL8168d
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 9 +++++++--
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Acked-by: Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <kleber.souza at canonical.com>



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