[realtek] rtl8139 locks for large file transfers via pvfs

[Loh Kok Meng]

The version of rtl8139.c that came with the standard 2.2 kernel is
buggy. You need to use version 1.08.

-kokmeng.

ciji isen wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am using rtl8139 on my beowulf cluster. The tcp/ip n/w seems to lock out
> when i try large file transfer via pvfs. The n/w is working fine for normal
> operation.The linux kernel verion i am using is 2.2.14(Redhat 6.2) and i am
> using the drivers that came along with RH6.2 .PVFS basicaly works on a
> client server fashion similar to nfs and uses only to ports 7000 and
> 3000.The strange thing about pvfs is that when i use it to copy large files
> it causes the whole tcp/ip n/w to fail to function.ping,telnet,rsh all stop
> functioning.If it were a malfunction of the pvfs binaries then i should have
> affected only its ports.The crash hasn't killed the pvfs deamons either.
> I tried killing all the pvfs related deamons but it was of no use.Only a
> reboot helped!
> Could some one help me figure out why the card stops to function!
> 
> bye,
> Ciji Isen
> cijiisen@hotmail.com
> 
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