Re: eepro100: wait_for_cmd_done timeout

[Masaru Kawashima]

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Hi, again!
I'ts me, Masaru Kawashima, from home.

I'm sorry I made a stupid mistake last time!
This time, I promise you that I attach the proper patch for
linux/drivers/net/eepro100.c.  (running version)

On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:19:39 +0900
Masaru Kawashima <Masaru Kawashima <[e-mail]>> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:31:34 -0700
> Dionysius Wilson Almeida <Dionysius Wilson Almeida <[e-mail]>> wrote:
> > Jun 20 16:14:07 debianlap kernel: eepro100: wait_for_cmd_done timeout!
> > Jun 20 16:14:38 debianlap last message repeated 5 times
> 
> I saw the same message.
> 
> The comment before wait_for_cmd_done() function in
> linux/drivers/net/eepro100.c says:
> /* How to wait for the command unit to accept a command.
>    Typically this takes 0 ticks. */
> 
> And the initial value for the bogus counter, named "wait", is 1000.
> Is it enough for your machine?
> 
> I applied attached patch, eepro100.patch.  After that, I've never seen
> the message from wait_for_cmd_done().  And, my NIC works fine.
> 
> You may want to adjust the initial value for the bogus counter.
> I don't know the appropriate value for this bogus counter.
> 
> I hope this helps you.
> 
> -- 
> Masaru Kawashima

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Masaru Kawashima
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