Kexec failled with igb-1.2.45-K2 network driver

[Neil Horman]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 09:36:35AM +0100, Thierry Iceta wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Using kexec as indicated hereunder I am enable to use ethernet network 
> directly after kexec boot
> due to I suppose last igb driver "igb-1.2.45-K2"
> Only solution found is to rmmod igb  and just after modprobe igb
> 
> Coul you tell me the kexec version that take into account the driver 
> igb-1.2.45-K2?
> May be an other solution is to tell kexec to load this modules ? but how ?
> 
> any help will be appreciated
> Thanks in advance
> Thierry
> HW=X86_64
> SW=redhat (kernel 2.6.18-122)
> kexec used par Rhel5 ==>kexec-tools-1.102pre-56.el5 ==>KO
> kerxec tested ==>kexec-tools-2.0.0-7.fc11.x86_64.rpm ==>KO
> 
> kexec_append="root=LABEL=/ ro  ro root=LABEL=/    console=tty0 
> console=ttyS1,115200"
> export $kexec_append
> kexec --force --append="$kexec_append" 
> --initrd=/a/boot/initrd-2.6.18-122.el5.img --args-linux 
> /a/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-122.el5
> 

Sounds like something has gone bad in the driver in resetting the NIC.  If you
open a bug at bugzilla.redhat.com, I'll pick it up and look at it.
Neil

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