Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:32:10 +0400 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/bge if_bge.c if_bgereg.h Message-ID: <20060911143210.GH27667@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200609090336.k893avmW082443@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200609090336.k893avmW082443@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 03:36:57AM +0000, Doug Ambrisko wrote: D> ambrisko 2006-09-09 03:36:57 UTC D> D> FreeBSD src repository D> D> Modified files: D> sys/dev/bge if_bge.c if_bgereg.h D> Log: D> Add support to bge(4) to not break IPMI support when the driver attaches D> to it. Try to co-operate with the IPMI/ASF firmware accessing the PHY. D> One we get link we don't mess with the PHY. If we do then over time D> the NIC will go off line. It would be nice if we could tell if IPMI D> was enabled on the chip but I can't figure out a reliable way to do D> that. The scheme I tried worked on a Dell PE850 but not on an HP machine. D> So we assume any NIC that has ASF capability needs to deal with it. D> D> The code was inspired by the support in Linux from kernel.org and Broadcom. D> Broadcom did give me some info. but it is rather limited and is mostly D> just what is in the Linux driver. Thanks to the numerous people that D> helped debug the many prior versions and that I didn't break other D> bge(4) HW. D> D> Reviewed by: several people D> Tested by: even more Thanks! -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE
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