Using "ethtool --identify", "ethtool -p", "ethtool --blink" with bnx2, e1000e drivers locks network operations
Issue
When running "ethtool --identify ethX" for a long time - server doesn't accept new SSH sessions.
Basically, all network card-related operations are stuck until ethtool finishes.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- bnx2 module
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