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Date:      Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:59:37 +0000
From:      "Eggert, Lars" <lars@netapp.com>
To:        Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com>
Cc:        Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>, "net@freebsd.org" <net@freebsd.org>, "jfv@FreeBSD.org" <jfv@freebsd.org>, "ricera10@gmail.com" <ricera10@gmail.com>, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it>, Giuseppe Lettieri <g.lettieri@iet.unipi.it>
Subject:   Re: ixl 40G bad performance?
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Hi Jack,

On 2015-10-21, at 16:14, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> wrote:
> The 40G hardware is absolutely dependent on firmware, if you have a =
mismatch
> for instance, it can totally bork things. So, I would work with your =
Intel
> rep and be sure you have the correct version for your specific =
hardware.

I got these tester cards from Amazon, so I don't have a rep.

I flashed the latest NVM (1.2.5), because previously the FreeBSD driver =
was complaining about the firmware being too old. But I did that before =
the experiments.

If there is anything else I should be doing, I'd appreciate being put in =
contact with someone at Intel who can help.

Thanks,
Lars
Lars

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