[Virtual-pkg-base-maintainers] Bug#614326: Netgear FA-120 USB Ethernet asix driver fails with latest dist-upgrade

[Ken Yee]

Package: base
Version: 2.6.37-1

The asix driver appears to be broken with the latest dist-upgrade code in the sid repository.

The Netgear FA-120 USB ethernet adapter puts out these messages:
[ 7.188171] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: register 'asix' at usb-0000:00:12.2-1, Netgear FA-120 USB Ethernet, 00:0f:b5:82:65:39
[ 7.188199] usbcore: registered new interface driver asix
[ 83.864173] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable software MII access
[ 88.864105] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable hardware MII access
[ 101.398096] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable hardware MII access
[ 106.398156] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable software MII access
[ 126.894078] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable software MII access
[ 131.894142] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable hardware MII access
[ 136.894081] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable software MII access
[ 147.895193] asix 1-1:1.0: eth1: Failed to enable software MII acces 

The airlink101 adapter (asix 88178 chip) hangs the entire system.

And the Apple usb/ethernet adapter (also asix based) puts these stack dumps in syslog:
[ 327.712025] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 327.712046] WARNING: at /tmp/buildd/linux-aptosid-2.6-2.6.37/debian/build/source_amd64_none/net/sched/sch_generic.c:258 dev_watchdog+0x238/0x250()
[ 327.712053] Hardware name: System Product Name
[ 327.712058] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1 (asix): transmit queue 0 timed out
[ 327.712062] Modules linked in: vboxnetflt nf_nat_irc nf_conntrack_irc nf_nat_ftp nf_conntrack_ftp ipt_REJECT ipt_ULOG xt_limit xt_state ipt_REDIRECT xt_tcpudp iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables ppdev lp capifs sco bnep rfcomm l2cap crc16 bluetooth rfkill ntfs nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat ext3 jbd mbcache xfs exportfs vboxdrv psmouse powernow_k8 freq_table mperf hwmon_vid eeprom fuse dm_crypt lgdt330x cx88_dvb cx88_vp3054_i2c videobuf_dvb dvb_core ir_kbd_i2c rtc_isl1208 tuner_simple snd_hda_codec_hdmi tuner_types snd_hda_codec_realtek tda9887 tda8290 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep cx88_alsa tuner ir_lirc_codec snd_pcm_oss lirc_dev snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy cx8802 ir_sony_decoder radeon cx8800 snd_seq_oss ir_jvc_decoder cx88xx ir_rc6_decoder snd_seq_midi v4l2_common snd_rawmidi ir_rc5_decoder videodev ir_nec_decoder snd_seq_midi_event v4l1_compat ir_common v4l2_compat_ioctl32 ir_core snd_seq ttm asix usbnet drm_kms_helper tveeprom drm videobuf_dma_sg btcx_risc tpm_tis snd_timer tpm rtc_cmos videobuf_core i2c_algo_bit snd_seq_device tpm_bios i2c_piix4 pcspkr rtc_core snd evdev rtc_lib parport_pc k8temp asus_atk0110 shpchp parport i2c_core soundcore amd64_edac_mod edac_core snd_page_alloc pci_hotplug edac_mce_amd button processor wmi reiserfs raid1 md_mod dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod sg sr_mod sd_mod cdrom usbhid crc_t10dif ata_generic pata_acpi hid ohci_hcd pata_atiixp ahci libahci libata ehci_hcd usbcore ssb firewire_ohci firewire_core mmc_core pcmcia crc_itu_t floppy r8169 mii scsi_mod pcmcia_core nls_base [last unloaded: vboxnetadp]
core nls_base [last unloaded: vboxnetadp]
[ 327.712296] Pid: 0, comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 2.6.37-1.slh.1-aptosid-amd64 #1
[ 327.712301] Call Trace:
[ 327.712306] <IRQ> [<ffffffff8105093b>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x7b/0xc0
[ 327.712326] [<ffffffff81050a35>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x45/0x50
[ 327.712336] [<ffffffff811d12a2>] ? strlcpy+0x42/0x50
[ 327.712344] [<ffffffff812dd418>] ? dev_watchdog+0x238/0x250
[ 327.712353] [<ffffffff8105d2f3>] ? lock_timer_base+0x33/0x70
[ 327.712361] [<ffffffff8105d424>] ? mod_timer_pinned+0xf4/0x170
[ 327.712371] [<ffffffff810138e1>] ? native_sched_clock+0x11/0x60
[ 327.712379] [<ffffffff8105d049>] ? run_timer_softirq+0x139/0x250
[ 327.712386] [<ffffffff8104b0d9>] ? scheduler_tick+0xd9/0x2e0
[ 327.712393] [<ffffffff812dd1e0>] ? dev_watchdog+0x0/0x250
[ 327.712401] [<ffffffff81056ca6>] ? __do_softirq+0xa6/0x140
[ 327.712408] [<ffffffff8100bddc>] ? call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
[ 327.712416] [<ffffffff8100e0d5>] ? do_softirq+0x65/0xa0
[ 327.712422] [<ffffffff81056b55>] ? irq_exit+0x95/0xa0
[ 327.712431] [<ffffffff8102855a>] ? smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6a/0xa0
[ 327.712439] [<ffffffff8100b893>] ? apic_timer_interrupt+0x13/0x20
[ 327.712443] <EOI> [<ffffffff8102f762>] ? native_safe_halt+0x2/0x10
[ 327.712459] [<ffffffff81071ecc>] ? __atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x4c/0x70
[ 327.712467] [<ffffffff810140d3>] ? default_idle+0x23/0x40
[ 327.712474] [<ffffffff810141e4>] ? c1e_idle+0x54/0x120
[ 327.712484] [<ffffffff8100a0ce>] ? cpu_idle+0x5e/0xb0
[ 327.712490] ---[ end trace cbaaca18bc9cfcc2 ]--- 

This doesn't appear to be kernel specific...same behavior in the 2.6.36-2 kernel and the latest 2.6.37-1 kernel.
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