On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 09:31:08AM -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:29:12 -0600 Matt Mackall wrote: > > > On Sun, Mar 12, 2006 at 04:27:51PM -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > > > > > hardware: e1000 NIC in ThinkPad T42 > > > kernel: 2.6.16-rc5-mm3 > > > > > > I always get $subject message. I changed the delay in > > > net/core/netpoll.c from 4 seconds to 9 seconds, but it > > > doesn't matter, the e1000 always finds Link is Up immediately > > > after $subject message. > > > > > > I suppose this is a consequence of e1000 using a workqueue for > > > some of its init code. Maybe it would work better on an MP > > > machine instead of UP (giving e1000 a CPU to init on?). > > > I guess I'll have to switch from netconsole built-in to use a > > > loadable module instead. That could work for some non-kernel-init > > > debugging, but this really needs to work for kernel init-time > > > debugging as well IMO. > > > > That's an odd message. Are you specifying an IP address on the command > > line? > > Yes, I am specifying a target IP address and a target MAC address. > Is that OK or should I not specify the IP address?
That's fine, but you also need to specify a _source_ IP address. If the interface is up and configured, we can use its IP address, but that obviously doesn't work at boot time. -- Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
