Alx driver freezes the connection in Linux kernel 3.8.1

[piruthiviraj natarajan]

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Liu, David <dwliu at qca.qualcomm.com> wrote:

>  HI,****
>
> Could you let me know which Ethernet device of Qualcomm Atheros you are
> using? Through use “lspci” can list all of devices.****
>
> Can you check ping fucntion is normal? Maybe you can set a fixed IP
> address and ping with other compuater.****
>
> If ping is abnormal, please provide the system log that get it by type
> “dmesg”.****
>
> ** **
>
> Many thanks.****
>
> ** **
>
> Best Regard****
>
> David Liu****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* unified-drivers [mailto:
> unified-drivers-bounces at lists.infradead.org] *On Behalf Of *piruthiviraj
> natarajan
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 12, 2013 9:24 AM
> *To:* unified-drivers at lists.infradead.org
> *Subject:* Alx driver freezes the connection in Linux kernel 3.8.1****
>
> ** **
>
> I am using arch linux with latest updates and using 3.8.1 kernel in arch
> linux from testing. I used your package
> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/2013/03/04/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u.tar.bz2
> I followed the instructions from here
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_IdeaPad_Y580#Installation
> The driver works for a few mins and after a while  the connection freezes
> and no data transfer after that.
> I am not sure what to look for either. I would be happy to post any log if
> you want.****
>

my lspci output

[freedom at arch ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM
Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core
processor PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor
Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset
Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series
Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset
Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family
High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family
PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family
PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family
PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset
Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller
(rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port
SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus
Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fd4 (rev ff)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet (rev
08)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (rev
c4)
04:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller
(rev 30)
04:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host
Controller (rev 30)
04:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. MS Host Controller (rev
30)
04:00.4 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. xD Host Controller (rev
30)

 ping -c 3 google.com
PING google.com (74.125.236.174) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from maa03s16-in-f14.1e100.net (74.125.236.174): icmp_seq=1 ttl=59
time=17.3 ms
64 bytes from maa03s16-in-f14.1e100.net (74.125.236.174): icmp_seq=2 ttl=59
time=13.7 ms
64 bytes from maa03s16-in-f14.1e100.net (74.125.236.174): icmp_seq=3 ttl=59
time=7.79 ms

--- google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 7.797/12.946/17.309/3.922 ms

my dmseg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/106654446/dmesg.alx

I guess my dmesg will give you some idea alx.
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