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Date:      Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:47:59 +0100 (BST)
From:      Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf options src/sys/dev/bge if_bge.c  src/sys/modules/bge Makefile
Message-ID:  <20050625204723.M83541@fledge.watson.org>
In-Reply-To: <200506242143.j5OLhl2E086153@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200506242143.j5OLhl2E086153@repoman.freebsd.org>

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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Doug White wrote:

>  Backout the change I made before 5.4-R since I wasn't aware that it was 
> only
>  a problem with one particular switch module.  Create a kernel option
>  BGE_FAKE_AUTONEG that restores the 5.4 behavior, which should make the 
> DNLK
>  switch module work. IBM/Intel blades with Intel or AD switch modules 
> should
>  work without patching or kernel options with this commit.

Should this be a tunable or other boot-time/run-time modifiable setting? 
It would be a shame to have to recompile my kernel if I buy the wrong 
switch module...

Robert N M Watson



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