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Date:      Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:47:01 +0000
From:      Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Ian Dowse <iedowse@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:    Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC src/sys/amd64/conf GENERIC
Message-ID:  <20050316084701.GA43990@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050316000810.X3899@ync.qbhto.arg>
References:  <200503160234.j2G2YoBf024736@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050316000810.X3899@ync.qbhto.arg>

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On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 12:09:50AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Ian Dowse wrote:
> 
> >iedowse     2005-03-16 02:34:50 UTC
> >
> > FreeBSD src repository
> >
> > Modified files:
> >   sys/i386/conf        GENERIC
> >   sys/amd64/conf       GENERIC
> > Log:
> > Enable ehci by default on i386 and amd64. It had got to the stage
> > where having this disabled was actually hurting us, since so many
> > BIOSes include legacy USB emulation that takes control of all usb
> > ports and only the ehci driver knows how to disable it.
> >
> > Revision  Changes    Path
> > 1.431     +1 -0      src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
> > 1.424     +1 -0      src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
> >
> >http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC.diff?&r1=1.430&r2=1.431&f=h
> >http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.diff?&r1=1.423&r2=1.424&f=h
> 
> Given all the bad things that happen to my system when I compile ehci 
> into the kernel, such as lost usb signals from my docking station, and 
> instant panics when I plug in certain usb 2 devices, I have to say I'm 
> not sure this is the best course of action. Has this been widely 
> discussed somewhere that I've not kept up on?

There're been number of recent commits to ECHI that supposedly fix some
of well-known problems with it.  Do your problems/panics persist with
recent -CURRENT?

./danfe



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