Bug 592844 - RHEL5: tg3: 'SIOCSIFFLAGS: Invalid argument' setting IP [rhel-5.5.z]
Summary: RHEL5: tg3: 'SIOCSIFFLAGS: Invalid argument' setting IP [rhel-5.5.z]
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jiri Pirko
QA Contact: Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Depends On: 587666
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-05-17 07:18 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2015-05-05 01:19 UTC (History)
14 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
On the PowerPC architecture, the tg3 driver for Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme NICs that try to enable MSI failed to fall back to INTx mode when MSI initialization failed. With this update, the tg3 driver is able to fall back to INTx mode with cards that attempt to initialize MSI.
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Last Closed: 2010-07-01 18:29:37 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0504 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security and bug fix update 2010-07-01 18:26:58 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2010-05-17 07:18:21 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #587666 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.5 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 3 Jiri Pirko 2010-06-02 11:11:08 UTC 
in 2.6.18-194.5.1.el5
Comment 7 Douglas Silas 2010-06-28 20:20:15 UTC 
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

New Contents:
On the PowerPC architecture, the tg3 driver for Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme NICs that try to enable MSI failed to fall back to INTx mode when MSI initialization failed. With this update, the tg3 driver is able to fall back to INTx mode with cards that attempt to initialize MSI.
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2010-07-01 18:29:37 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0504.html
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