The following reply was made to PR kern/33445; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler@riscworks.net>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,
	netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org, buhrow@lothlorien.nfbcal.org
Subject: Re: kern/33445: Fixes for Promise SATA (pdcsata) PCI driver
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:17:17 +0200

 >  	Helo Timo.  Just so I understand, are you saying that when running
 >  with this patch, it works fine in daily use, but flood ping fails?  Or, are
 >  you running without my patches?  What kind of switch/hub are you connected
 >  to?
 >  -thanks
 >  -Brian
 
 hi brian,
 
 the point is that it happens with NetBSD 3.0-RELEASE (w/o your patch), 
 as well as two (own) builds of NetBSD-3, with and without your patch; 
 most interestingly, a nearly same configured machine at a remote data 
 center does not show this problem.
 
 i tested my machine with
 
 a) a SMC 10/100 Hub,
 
 b) a Nortel 450-24T managed switch,
 
 c) a cross over cable directly connected to a Power Mac G4.
 
 no differences here. autonegotiation works perfectly for fxp0, so no 
 half/full duplex problem. netstat -i doesn't show Ierrs/Oerrs, however.
 
 AFAICS your patch is not involved here, and that's why i reported back.
 
 thank,
 
 timo