Impact: When booting current omap 3 kernel at an IGEPv2 board the ethernet driver
is not loaded by default, and even when loaded by hand, it doesn't work because
current kernel defines CONFIG_FIXED_PHY, conflicting with SMSC911X driver.
Fix: The problem is fixed by disabling CONFIG_FIXED_PHY and changing
CONFIG_SMSC911X from module to built-in, for Omap. This is the same solution
provided by bug 618734, fixed at Linaro's kernel (91d9d3).
Testcase: Boot current omap 3 kernel and then call ifconfig -a, you shouldn't
be able to see eth0.
Proposed fix: kernel. ubuntu. com/git? p=rsalveti/ ubuntu- maverick. git;a=commit; h=3f6271b62c886 975faea5cc57f55 f870a947eb13
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Sent to the kernel-team, with following SRU:
SRU Justification:
Impact: When booting current omap 3 kernel at an IGEPv2 board the ethernet driver
is not loaded by default, and even when loaded by hand, it doesn't work because
current kernel defines CONFIG_FIXED_PHY, conflicting with SMSC911X driver.
Fix: The problem is fixed by disabling CONFIG_FIXED_PHY and changing
CONFIG_SMSC911X from module to built-in, for Omap. This is the same solution
provided by bug 618734, fixed at Linaro's kernel (91d9d3).
Testcase: Boot current omap 3 kernel and then call ifconfig -a, you shouldn't
be able to see eth0.