Bug 230429

Summary: ethtool -e eth0 returns error.
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Reporter: Michael Chan <mchan>
Component: kernelAssignee: Red Hat Kernel Manager <kernel-mgr>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Michael Chan 2007-02-28 20:04:55 UTC 
Description of problem: ethtool -e eth0 to dump ethernet adapter's eeprom 
contents always returns error.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible: Always.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. ethtool -e eth0
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Actual results: Cannot get EEPROM data: Invalid argument


Expected results: Hex dump of EEPROM.


Additional info: One-liner patch for net/core/ethttol.c is attached.
Comment 1 Michael Chan 2007-02-28 20:04:55 UTC 
Created attachment 148954 [details]
Bug fix patch
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2007-10-19 18:38:17 UTC 
This bug is filed against RHEL 3, which is in maintenance phase.
During the maintenance phase, only security errata and select mission
critical bug fixes will be released for enterprise products. Since
this bug does not meet that criteria, it is now being closed.
 
For more information of the RHEL errata support policy, please visit:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/
 
If you feel this bug is indeed mission critical, please contact your
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information on how this bug is affecting you.