Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 640334
update MRG 1.2 tg3 driver to latest upstream driver
Last modified: 2016-05-22 19:31:29 EDT
Description of problem: Backport upstream tg3 driver to MRG 1.2 kernel Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): MRG 1.2 kernel: 2.6.24.7-rt14 old tg3 version: 3.91.1 new tg3 version: 3.110
Verified by code review. Stress tested using iperf on hp-xw4200-01.rhts.eng.bos.redhat.com with Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express. Seems to work very stable on this box. Both 32bit and 64bit architectures tested.
Code review implies, checked that upgraded driver was applied to kernel-rt-2.6.24-169.src.rpm.
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-2010-0758.html
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: This update upgrades the tg3 driver to version 3.110.