I can confirm that it is fixed in 9.10.

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 2:02 PM, amspilot <email address hidden> wrote:
> Hi Nicolas,
>
> Sorry to say, but i have not had the time to do an update as just jet,
> so i can not denny or confirm that the problem is solved in u9.10.
>
> but i am sertanly going to do this a lot sooner now jou have reported
> that the problem was solved.
>
> thanks for you feedback,
>
> best Regards,
>
> Dave.
>
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> --- On Sun, 11/1/09, Nicolas Picard <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> From: Nicolas Picard <email address hidden>
>> Subject: [Bug 347711] Re: Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller Unstable on Jaunty
>> To: <email address hidden>
>> Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 6:32 AM
>> Well, as expected, I upgraded from
>> Jaunty to Karmic and that annoying
>> problem is now gone. Data transferts no longer stop and
>> time out. I'm
>> using Intel D945GCLF2 board. So... is it fine on yours side
>> ? I thinks
>> that we can close that bug now.
>>
>> --
>> Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
>> controller Unstable on Jaunty
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347711
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct
>> subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in The Linux Kernel: Incomplete
>> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic
>>
>> Related to this bug:
>>
>> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12411
>>
>> andres@testinserver1:~$ lsb_release -rd
>> Description:    Ubuntu jaunty (development
>> branch)
>> Release:        9.04
>>
>> Mainboard/Processor: D945GCLF2 / Atom 330
>>
>> Network unstable on the latest kernel, worked fine on
>> Intrepid Ibex.
>> Network goes down even though mii-tool still says
>> negotiated, appears to be related to the network
>> driver/adapter which is:
>>
>> 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co.,
>> Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
>> (rev 02)
>>
>> Dmesg output
>>
>> [  284.816023] ------------[ cut here ]------------
>> [  284.816032] WARNING: at
>> /build/buildd/linux-2.6.28/net/sched/sch_generic.c:226
>> dev_watchdog+0x219/0x230()
>> [  284.816038] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth2 (r8169): transmit
>> timed out
>> [  284.816042] Modules linked in: binfmt_misc i915 drm
>> bridge stp bnep video output input_polldev smsc47m1
>> smsc47m192 hwmon_vid i2c_i801 sbp2 ieee1394 lp snd_hda_intel
>> snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm ppdev snd_seq_dummy
>> snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support
>> snd_rawmidi psmouse pcspkr snd_seq_midi_event serio_raw
>> snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device parport_pc parport snd
>> intel_agp soundcore snd_page_alloc agpgart usbhid
>> usb_storage r8169 mii fbcon tileblit font bitblit
>> softcursor
>> [  284.816119] Pid: 4, comm: ksoftirqd/0 Not tainted
>> 2.6.28-11-generic #37-Ubuntu
>> [  284.816123] Call Trace:
>> [  284.816135]  [<c0139a60>]
>> warn_slowpath+0x60/0x80
>> [  284.816143]  [<c0156873>] ?
>> getnstimeofday+0x53/0x110
>> [  284.816151]  [<c0119aa3>] ?
>> lapic_next_event+0x13/0x20
>> [  284.816158]  [<c0159aaa>] ?
>> clockevents_program_event+0x9a/0x150
>> [  284.816165]  [<c0156873>] ?
>> getnstimeofday+0x53/0x110
>> [  284.816172]  [<c02caded>] ?
>> strlcpy+0x1d/0x60
>> [  284.816180]  [<c04313b2>] ?
>> netdev_drivername+0x32/0x40
>> [  284.816186]  [<c0445f19>]
>> dev_watchdog+0x219/0x230
>> [  284.816193]  [<c0156873>] ?
>> getnstimeofday+0x53/0x110
>> [  284.816199]  [<c0119aa3>] ?
>> lapic_next_event+0x13/0x20
>> [  284.816206]  [<c0159aaa>] ?
>> clockevents_program_event+0x9a/0x150
>> [  284.816214]  [<c0143aa0>]
>> run_timer_softirq+0x130/0x200
>> [  284.816220]  [<c0445d00>] ?
>> dev_watchdog+0x0/0x230
>> [  284.816226]  [<c0445d00>] ?
>> dev_watchdog+0x0/0x230
>> [  284.816233]  [<c013f147>]
>> __do_softirq+0x97/0x170
>> [  284.816240]  [<c0152c36>] ?
>> hrtimer_interrupt+0x186/0x1b0
>> [  284.816246]  [<c013f27d>]
>> do_softirq+0x5d/0x60
>> [  284.816253]  [<c013f3f5>]
>> irq_exit+0x55/0x90
>> [  284.816259]  [<c011a0ab>]
>> smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x5b/0x90
>> [  284.816266]  [<c0105318>]
>> apic_timer_interrupt+0x28/0x30
>> [  284.816274]  [<c012f9ae>] ?
>> finish_task_switch+0x2e/0xe0
>> [  284.816281]  [<c050106a>]
>> schedule+0x41a/0x710
>> [  284.816288]  [<c013f35d>]
>> ksoftirqd+0xdd/0x120
>> [  284.816294]  [<c013f280>] ?
>> ksoftirqd+0x0/0x120
>> [  284.816300]  [<c014e8ac>]
>> kthread+0x3c/0x70
>> [  284.816306]  [<c014e870>] ?
>> kthread+0x0/0x70
>> [  284.816312]  [<c0105477>]
>> kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10
>> [  284.816317] ---[ end trace ebee70bd161e4e23 ]---
>> [  284.832839] r8169: eth2: link up
>> [  296.832701] r8169: eth2: link up
>> [  321.016744] r8169: eth2: link up
>> [  681.016709] r8169: eth2: link up
>> [ 3231.016736] r8169: eth2: link up
>>
>> It's stable for one hour if i force to 100mbps full
>> duplex.
>>
>> Other network gear working fine
>>
>
> --
> Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller Unstable on Jaunty
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347711
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in The Linux Kernel: Incomplete
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic
>
> Related to this bug:
>
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12411
>
> andres@testinserver1:~$ lsb_release -rd
> Description:    Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
> Release:        9.04
>
> Mainboard/Processor: D945GCLF2 / Atom 330
>
> Network unstable on the latest kernel, worked fine on Intrepid Ibex.
> Network goes down even though mii-tool still says negotiated, appears to be related to the network driver/adapter which is:
>
> 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
>
> Dmesg output
>
> [  284.816023] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [  284.816032] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.28/net/sched/sch_generic.c:226 dev_watchdog+0x219/0x230()
> [  284.816038] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth2 (r8169): transmit timed out
> [  284.816042] Modules linked in: binfmt_misc i915 drm bridge stp bnep video output input_polldev smsc47m1 smsc47m192 hwmon_vid i2c_i801 sbp2 ieee1394 lp snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm ppdev snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support snd_rawmidi psmouse pcspkr snd_seq_midi_event serio_raw snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device parport_pc parport snd intel_agp soundcore snd_page_alloc agpgart usbhid usb_storage r8169 mii fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor
> [  284.816119] Pid: 4, comm: ksoftirqd/0 Not tainted 2.6.28-11-generic #37-Ubuntu
> [  284.816123] Call Trace:
> [  284.816135]  [<c0139a60>] warn_slowpath+0x60/0x80
> [  284.816143]  [<c0156873>] ? getnstimeofday+0x53/0x110
> [  284.816151]  [<c0119aa3>] ? lapic_next_event+0x13/0x20
> [  284.816158]  [<c0159aaa>] ? clockevents_program_event+0x9a/0x150
> [  284.816165]  [<c0156873>] ? getnstimeofday+0x53/0x110
> [  284.816172]  [<c02caded>] ? strlcpy+0x1d/0x60
> [  284.816180]  [<c04313b2>] ? netdev_drivername+0x32/0x40
> [  284.816186]  [<c0445f19>] dev_watchdog+0x219/0x230
> [  284.816193]  [<c0156873>] ? getnstimeofday+0x53/0x110
> [  284.816199]  [<c0119aa3>] ? lapic_next_event+0x13/0x20
> [  284.816206]  [<c0159aaa>] ? clockevents_program_event+0x9a/0x150
> [  284.816214]  [<c0143aa0>] run_timer_softirq+0x130/0x200
> [  284.816220]  [<c0445d00>] ? dev_watchdog+0x0/0x230
> [  284.816226]  [<c0445d00>] ? dev_watchdog+0x0/0x230
> [  284.816233]  [<c013f147>] __do_softirq+0x97/0x170
> [  284.816240]  [<c0152c36>] ? hrtimer_interrupt+0x186/0x1b0
> [  284.816246]  [<c013f27d>] do_softirq+0x5d/0x60
> [  284.816253]  [<c013f3f5>] irq_exit+0x55/0x90
> [  284.816259]  [<c011a0ab>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x5b/0x90
> [  284.816266]  [<c0105318>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x28/0x30
> [  284.816274]  [<c012f9ae>] ? finish_task_switch+0x2e/0xe0
> [  284.816281]  [<c050106a>] schedule+0x41a/0x710
> [  284.816288]  [<c013f35d>] ksoftirqd+0xdd/0x120
> [  284.816294]  [<c013f280>] ? ksoftirqd+0x0/0x120
> [  284.816300]  [<c014e8ac>] kthread+0x3c/0x70
> [  284.816306]  [<c014e870>] ? kthread+0x0/0x70
> [  284.816312]  [<c0105477>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10
> [  284.816317] ---[ end trace ebee70bd161e4e23 ]---
> [  284.832839] r8169: eth2: link up
> [  296.832701] r8169: eth2: link up
> [  321.016744] r8169: eth2: link up
> [  681.016709] r8169: eth2: link up
> [ 3231.016736] r8169: eth2: link up
>
> It's stable for one hour if i force to 100mbps full duplex.
>
> Other network gear working fine
>