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Date:      Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:20:25 -0200
From:      "Nenhum_de_Nos" <matheus@eternamente.info>
To:        pyunyh@gmail.com
Cc:        freebsd-usb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: usb/140883: [axe] [usb8] USB gigabit ethernet hangs after short period of traffic
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On Fri, November 19, 2010 22:52, Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 08:30:54PM -0200, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, November 19, 2010 20:07, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
>> >
>> > On Fri, November 19, 2010 20:02, Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
>> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 07:49:57PM -0200, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, November 19, 2010 19:23, Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
>> >>> > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 06:23:50PM -0200, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > [...]
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> > Ok, try again after downloading new if_axe.c and let me know
>> >>> >> > the output "EEPROM data : 0xXX, phymode : 0xXX" shown on your
>> >>> >> > console.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> never got to see that message. I saw the diff to previous
>> version,
>> >>> and
>> >>> >> did
>> >>> >> boot into verbose mode (dmesg attached). there were just the
>> belkin
>> >>> >> gigabit nic on boot. after, the linksys USB200M:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> axe1: <vendor 0x13b1 product 0x0018, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 3> on
>> >>> usbus2
>> >>> >> axe1: PHYADDR 0xe0:0x10
>> >>> >> miibus2: <MII bus> on axe1
>> >>> >> ukphy1: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 16 on miibus2
>> >>> >> ukphy1: OUI 0x000ec6, model 0x0001, rev. 1
>> >>> >> ukphy1:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
>> >>> >> ue1: <USB Ethernet> on axe1
>> >>> >> ue1: bpf attached
>> >>> >> invalid media SR 0x700
>> >>> >> invalid media SR 0x700
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>> > This is normal, the message I said will show up when you use
>> >>> > gigabit controller, AX88178. This controller is fast ethernet
>> >>> > controller, AX88772A.
>> >>>
>> >>> yes, I just tried to show that message with other nic.
>> >>>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> and the other gigabit:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> ugen2.4: <vendor 0x050d> at usbus2
>> >>> >> axe2: <vendor 0x050d product 0x5055, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 4> on
>> >>> usbus2
>> >>> >> axe2: PHYADDR 0xe0:0x01
>> >>> >> miibus3: <MII bus> on axe2
>> >>> >> truephy1: <ET1011 10/100/1000baseT PHY> PHY 1 on miibus3
>> >>> >> truephy1:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX,
>> >>> >> 1000baseT-FDX,
>> >>> >> auto
>> >>> >> ue2: <USB Ethernet> on axe2
>> >>> >> ue2: bpf attached
>> >>> >> ue2: Ethernet address: my mac here
>> >>> >> ue2: link state changed to DOWN
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> and never got to see the EEPROM message.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Two odd things here. This controller looks like Belkin F5D5055 and
>> >>>
>> >>> yes, it's this one.
>> >>>
>> >>> > it is gigabit controller. So it should print the message I
>> >>> > mentioned in previous mail. Are you sure you rebuild/reboot your
>> >>> > kernel?
>> >>>
>> >>> as usual, just rebuilt the axe module ... so I'm going to rebuild
>> now.
>> >>> this is a slow box, and might take a couple of hours. Will try to do
>> it
>> >>> also in a notebook running stable to speedup the process.
>> >>>
>> >>> > The second odd thing is now truephy(4) PHY driver is attached to
>> >>> > your controller. Previously it was ukphy(4) generic PHY driver.
>> >>> > This means accessing GMII is not reliable such that reading OUI of
>> >>> > PHY changed its value. Maybe this could the reason why you see
>> lots
>> >>> > of link UP/DOWN messages since mii(4) periodically polls a
>> register
>> >>> > through GMII. If the register value read through GMII constantly
>> >>> > changes it will cause all sorts of problems.
>> >>> > I'm not sure whether this is axe(4) issue or USB stack issue. I
>> >>> > also have Belkin F5D5055 controller and has no such problems so I
>> >>> > guess it could be related with other parts of USB stack.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > To easily identify issues for a controller, it would be better to
>> >>> > remove all other axe(4) controllers except one you want to test.
>> >>>
>> >>> ok, I was also testing that other issue. Will separate things from
>> now
>> >>> on.
>> >>> no problem using stable from October 7, right ?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Hmm, that depends on your environments. To test USB issues it would
>> >> be better to use stable/8.
>> >
>> > both are 8-stable from the beginning of October. As the faster is
>> already
>> > compiling things, and it takes 1h max, I'll try this way and can after
>> > update to today 8-stable.
>> >
>> > if anything, just say :)
>> >
>> > thanks,
>> >
>> > matheus
>> >
>> >>> thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> matheus
>>
>> here:
>>
>> ugen0.2: <vendor 0x0b05> at usbus0
>> wlan0: Ethernet address: a mac here
>> fuse4bsd: version 0.3.9-pre1, FUSE ABI 7.8
>> ugen1.3: <vendor 0x050d> at usbus1
>> axe0: <vendor 0x050d product 0x5055, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 3> on usbus1
>> axe0: EEPROM data : 0x0a82, phymode : 02
>> axe0: MII without any PHY
>> wlan0: link state changed to UP
>> wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
>> wlan0: link state changed to UP
>> ugen1.3: <vendor 0x050d> at usbus1 (disconnected)
>> axe0: at uhub1, port 3, addr 3 (disconnected)
>> ugen1.3: <vendor 0x050d> at usbus1
>> axe0: <vendor 0x050d product 0x5055, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 3> on usbus1
>> axe0: EEPROM data : 0x0a82, phymode : 02
>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Thanks. It's big hint. I uploaded updated if_axe.c
> Let me know it makes any difference.

need to recompile kernel, or just if_axe ?

will do this asap.

matheus

>> miibus1: <MII bus> on axe0
>> ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 1 on miibus1
>> ukphy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT,
>> 1000baseT-FDX, auto
>> ue0: <USB Ethernet> on axe0
>> ue0: Ethernet address: a mac here
>> ue0: link state changed to DOWN
>>
>> both belkin, each one at a time.
>>
>> will sync world and kernel and make {kernel,world}
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> matheus
>


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