New: via_rhine: Extremaly drop speed after days of work

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14702

           Summary: via_rhine: Extremaly drop speed after days of work
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
    Kernel Version: 2.6.29-2.6.30
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: high
          Priority: P1
         Component: Network
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [email protected]
        Regression: No

Hardware is embeded device LP-8781 which have two identical VIA Rhine III cards:
[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] Host Bridge (rev 33)
00:01.1 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Geode LX Video 00:01.2 Entertainment encryption device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Geode LX AES Security Block
00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III] (rev 86)
00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III] (rev 86)
00:0e.0 ISA bridge: Integrated Technology Express, Inc. IT8888F/G PCI to ISA Bridge with SMB [Golden Gate] (rev 03)
00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] ISA (rev 03)
00:0f.2 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] IDE (rev 01)
00:0f.4 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] OHC (rev 02)
00:0f.5 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] EHC (rev 02)

via_rhine driver loaded correct and work some days fine but for next it drop speed to x10. No errors into logs and dmesg present, no one attribute for it reason detection.
Problem is fixed only after call command service network restart and to next case time. If through interface going regular data then this problem repeated often.

Like problem is public here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=129304

And this problem had real fix only from use rhinefet driver from VIA. For build this module on last kernels created patch:
http://wiki.oscada.org/Doc/ICPDAS/files?get=build_2.6.29.patch

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Quoted 1 line · On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:42:39 GMT [email protected] wrote:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14702