sky2 networking breaks on medium/heavy network load

[JosefK]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-23-386

As of release -23 (any 32-bit arch, I haven't tested x64), using my nic (w/ sky2) driver silently breaks when downloading/uploading (browsing net etc.). Requires an ifdown/ifup to fix, until it breaks again. Wash, rinse and repeat ad nauseam.

0000:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8053 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 22)
        Subsystem: AOPEN Inc.: Unknown device 0568
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 50
        Region 0: Memory at fdcfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Region 2: I/O ports at de00 [size=256]
        Expansion ROM at fdd00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
        Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
        Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable-
                Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
        Capabilities: [e0] #10 [0011]

[nodata (ubuntu-nodata)]

Have you seen bug 38865?

[JosefK (josefk)]

I hadn't, but these do seem related. I'll post my symptoms in that bug, and if I can figure out how, flag this as a dupe. Thanks nodata.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Beginning with the Hardy Heron 8.04 development cycle, all open Ubuntu kernel bugs need to be reported against the "linux" kernel package. We are automatically migrating this linux-source-2.6.15 kernel bug to the new "linux" package. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Also, if you would be interested in testing the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release, it is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . Please let us know your results. Thanks!