[Bug 181081] Re: r8169 module for PCI ID 1043:11f5 doesn't work well with hardy heron kernel 2.6.24

[Shane Guillory]

Regarding the inability to reproduce the problem, the problems that we
have observed are squirrelly and vary from unit to unit.  The only thing
that we can consistently reproduce with our Kontron COMExpress-CD boards
is that the network does not work with r8169 driver if the cable is not
connected at boot time (even if the driver is re-loaded once the network
is connected).

RealTek's r8168 driver works gloriously every time; it seems that it
does a better job of initializing the device and clearing pathological
states that stochastically come up in the boards that we are using.

Given that RealTek has found it necessary to release a separate driver
for the r8168 (which they are keeping up to date and releasing under
GPL), and multiple users are reporting that it fixes issues for them on
their specific hardware compared to the r8169, is there a compelling
reason NOT to use this driver in the kernel for R8168/8111 devices
instead of the r8169?

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r8169 module for PCI ID 1043:11f5 doesn't work well with hardy heron kernel 2.6.24
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