Bug 475328

Summary: [LTC 5.4 FEAT] TG3 Module Update [201518]
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: IBM Bug Proxy <bugproxy>
Component: kernelAssignee: Red Hat Kernel Manager <kernel-mgr>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Martin Jenner <mjenner>
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Priority: high    
Version: 5.4CC: andriusb, benlu, jjarvis, jlarrew
Target Milestone: alphaKeywords: OtherQA
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Description IBM Bug Proxy 2008-12-08 21:41:22 UTC
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Emily J. Ratliff <ratliff.com> - 
1. Feature Overview:
Feature Id:	[201518]
a. Name of Feature:	TG3 Module Update
b. Feature Description
This request is to update the tg3 driver to the latest available version to pick up the latest
features and bug fixes. We require support for the 5723 and 5717 chipset. Broadcom will provide the
latest available version.

2. Feature Details:
Sponsor:	xSeries
Architectures:
x86
x86_64

Arch Specificity: Both
Affects Installer: Yes
Affects Kernel Modules: Yes
Delivery Mechanism: Direct from community
Category:	Device Drivers and IO
Request Type:	Driver - Update Version
d. Upstream Acceptance:	Accepted
Sponsor Priority	1
f. Severity: High
IBM Confidential:	no
Code Contribution:	3rd party code
g. Component Version Target:	Driver Update

3. Business Case
The tg3 driver is used across several System x products. We need the in-distro driver to be as
current as possible so known critical bugs are ensured to be corrected.

4. Primary contact at Red Hat: 
John Jarvis
jjarvis

5. Primary contacts at Partner:
Project Management Contact:
Monte Knutson, mknutson.com, 877-894-1495

Technical contact(s):
Kevin Stansell, kstansel.com
Chris McDermott, mcdermoc.com

IBM Manager:
Julio Alvarez, julioa.com

Comment 1 Andrius Benokraitis 2008-12-19 20:08:10 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 469772 ***