Bug 511982 - [LTC 5.5 FEAT] TG3 Module Update [201518]
Summary: [LTC 5.5 FEAT] TG3 Module Update [201518]
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 515312
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.5
Hardware: All
OS: All
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
: 5.5
Assignee: John Feeney
QA Contact: Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Whiteboard:
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Blocks: 481160
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Reported: 2009-07-15 20:40 UTC by IBM Bug Proxy
Modified: 2010-10-18 19:50 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2009-08-24 17:58:01 UTC
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Description IBM Bug Proxy 2009-07-15 20:40:58 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
An updated version of tg3 driver is required to address several bug fixes and enhancements. Broadcom
will provide the latest available version.

Additional Comments:	This request is to update the tg3 driver to ensure we are at the latest release
for bug and security fixes.

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 2009-08-24 17:58:01 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 515312 ***


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