Hi Mikael,

--- Mikael Pettersson wrote:


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> 
> Is this a new ixp4xx platform or one of the existing
> ones in arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx?
> 

The machine type (arch/arm/tools/mach-types) is
ct_dfs.  However, the platform is a copy of the coyote
platform in arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx.


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> Anyway, I can think of two things:
> 
> 1. There was some very recent patches by Peter
> Zijlstra
>    addressing hrtimer breakage on arm and some other
>    archs in 2.6.24-git. If uclinux has backported
> some
>    of that stuff then it might explain this issue.
> 
> 2. There is a new native Linux driver for ixp4xx
>    ethernet. Patches for the 2.6.23.14 kernel can
>    be found in the nslu2-linux group's subversion
>    repository. (You'll need new firmware files
> though.)
>    Replacing Intel's IXP400 drivers with this driver
>    should at least tell you if the lockups are
>    related to your use of the Intel drivers.
> 
>    FWIW, I've never seen these lockups on my ixp4xx
>    boxes, with the Intel IXP400 drivers or with
>    the new native Linux drivers.
> 
> You should also Cc: the linux arm kernel mailing
> list,
> as the issue probably is platform specific.
> 

Thanks for the tips.  I'll check in to these.

Regards,
...doug


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