Bugzilla Bug 141082

This bug is similar to #79321 reported on the 2.6.10-r6 kernel.

When I try to connect to the network with kernel 2.6.16-r7 and the via-rhine
driver loaded as a module, the system operates as normal and there are no
problems.  When I try to connect to the network running kernels 2.6.16-r9 and
later, with acpi, I get no response.  ifconfig
eth0 192.168.0.104 (on LAN) does not come up.

When I run the kernel with acpi=off parameters then the ethernet controller
works fine.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Using via-rhine ethernet controller.
2.Compile the 2.6.16-r9 kernels and later with via-rhine and ACPI.
3.Reboot, try to bring up the ethernet device.
4.Try to connect to anything on the network and no joy.

Actual Results:  
Dhcpcd cannot contact dhcp server.  Even using a static IP address does not
start.  Tried using dhcpcd versions 2.0.5 thro 2.0.8, all give the same result.

Expected Results:  
Dhcpcd should get an IP off the dhcp server.

Portage 2.1-r1 (default-linux/amd64/2005.0, gcc-3.4.6, glibc-2.3.6-r4,
2.6.16-gentoo-r7 x86_64)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.16-gentoo-r7 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Gentoo Base System version 1.6.15
ccache version 2.3 [enabled]
app-admin/eselect-compiler: [Not Present]
dev-lang/python:     2.3.5-r2, 2.4.2
dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5
dev-util/ccache:     2.3
dev-util/confcache:  [Not Present]
sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.17
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.59-r7
sys-devel/automake:  1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2
sys-devel/binutils:  2.16.1-r3
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.13-r2
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.22
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.11-r2
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config
/usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config
/usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config
/usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/lib64/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/X11/xkb
/usr/share/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/splash
/etc/terminfo"
CXXFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoconfig ccache distlocks metadata-transfer parallel-fetch sandbox
sfperms strict"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress
--force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180
--exclude='/distfiles' --exclude='/local' --exclude='/packages'"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.uk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="amd64 X a52 aalib alsa avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr cli crypt cups db
divx4linux dlloader dri dv dvd dvdread eds emboss encode foomatic foomaticdb
fortran gif gimpprint gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml imlib ipv6 isdnlog
jpeg libgtkhtml lzw lzw-tiff mp3 mpeg ncurses nls nvidia oggvorbis opengl oss
other_var1 other_var2 pam pcre pda pdflib perl png ppds pppd python qt3 qt4
quicktime readline reflection sdl session spell spl ssl tcpd tiff truetype
truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb v41 wxgtk1 xorg xpm xv zlib elibc_glibc
input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse input_devices_evdev kernel_linux
userland_GNU"
Unset:  CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS,
LINGUAS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS

Fixed in gentoo-sources-2.6.17-r4

We're still discussing the best way to fix this bug properly. To help us clear
up some points, please attach /proc/interrupts from any working kernel.

(In reply to comment #2)
> We're still discussing the best way to fix this bug properly. To help us clear
> up some points, please attach /proc/interrupts from any working kernel.
> 

My system is now working fine, although I have attached /proc/interrupt from
the working system as requested:

           CPU0
  0:     410630          XT-PIC  timer
  2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
  8:          0          XT-PIC  rtc
  9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
 10:        136          XT-PIC  ohci1394, ehci_hcd:usb5
 11:     203996          XT-PIC  libata, ohci1394, YMFPCI, uhci_hcd:usb1,
uhci_hcd:usb2, uhci_hcd:usb3, uhci_hcd:usb4, eth0, nvidia
 12:      60313          XT-PIC  i8042
 14:      11856          XT-PIC  ide0
 15:      11834          XT-PIC  ide1
NMI:        151
LOC:     410602
ERR:          1
MIS:          0