From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 20:10:21 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7442B16A41C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:10:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5042443D1F for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:10:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5LKALbF000183 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:10:21 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j5LKALct000182; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:10:21 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:10:21 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200506212010.j5LKALct000182@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Martin Cracauer Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 111B816A41C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:07:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cracauer@schlepper.zs64.net) Received: from schlepper.zs64.net (schlepper.zs64.net [212.12.50.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DAFA43D1D for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:07:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cracauer@schlepper.zs64.net) Received: from schlepper.zs64.net (schlepper [212.12.50.230]) by schlepper.zs64.net (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j5LK7PfX099947 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:07:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from cracauer@schlepper.zs64.net) Received: (from cracauer@localhost) by schlepper.zs64.net (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) id j5LK7P97099946; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:07:25 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from cracauer) Message-Id: <200506212007.j5LK7P97099946@schlepper.zs64.net> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:07:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Martin Cracauer To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: kern/82497: if_vge (via Gigabit Ethernet) on AMD64 only works when loaded late, not in loader.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Martin Cracauer List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:10:21 -0000 >Number: 82497 >Category: kern >Synopsis: if_vge (via Gigabit Ethernet) on AMD64 only works when loaded late, not in loader.conf >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jun 21 20:10:20 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Martin Cracauer >Release: -current of today >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD wings.cons.org 6.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT #4: Tue Jun 21 16:37:57 EDT 2005 cracauer@wings.cons.org:/usr/src/sys/amd64/compile/WINGS64 amd64 >Description: I recently got an AMD64 socket 754 board with Via K8T800, an Abit K8V-Pro, which has a if_vge Gigabit Ethernet. This works only when you load the module after the full machine is up. If you put if_vge_load="YES" into loader.conf you get: Jun 21 19:32:46 wings kernel: vge0: port 0xb8\ 00-0xb8ff mem 0xe3014000-0xe30140ff irq 22 at device 14.0 on pci0 Jun 21 19:32:46 wings kernel: vge0: MII read timed out Jun 21 19:32:46 wings kernel: vge0: failed to start MII autopoll Jun 21 19:32:46 wings kernel: vge0: MII without any phy! Jun 21 19:32:46 wings kernel: device_attach: vge0 attach returned 6 If you don't load it from loader.conf it works fine. I have mii compiled into the kernel. >How-To-Repeat: Put if_vge_load="YES" into loader.conf reboot. You will not get an interface and you'll have the above message in /var/log/messages. >Fix: You can work around it by loading the module later. It is not clear to me what is going on here. Since I have mii statically compiled into the kernel it is not a case of just forgetting to load a dependency. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: