Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:57:57 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/bge if_bge.c if_bgereg.h Message-ID: <20061213125524.G91892@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> In-Reply-To: <457F820B.6040104@samsco.org> References: <200612120511.kBC5BCvi018697@repoman.freebsd.org> <20061212231257.M91892@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> <20061213113025.O833@delplex.bde.org> <457F820B.6040104@samsco.org>
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Scott Long wrote: >>>> Modified files: >>>> sys/dev/bge if_bge.c if_bgereg.h >>>> Log: >>>> Fix support for certain 575x/578x chips. This consists of the >>>> following: >>> ... >>> this change makes my machine hang completely (even not able to break >>> into kernel debugger) by the time the interfaces are setup (upon >>> boot after hostnames gets set from rc scripts). >>> >>> it's a dual cpu amd64 with a tyan K8SE which has 2 bges onboard: >>> Broadcom BCM5704 A3, ASIC rev. 0x2003 >>> >>> backing out this one makes it boot again without any problems. >> >> I use the following quick fix for a <Broadcom BCM5701 B5, ASIC rev. 0x105>. >> [..] > I'll try to run some tests with the third write disabled, but I don't have > much time left to devote to this particular project. If others would be > willing to test with the third write removed, I'd appreciate it. It might be > interesting to test with the second write removed as > well (i.e. both writes in bge_reset). I'll post patches if anyone wants > to test but can't grok what I'm saying here. ok, I only tried with the two writes removed from bge_reset and it started to work again. At least the machine no longer hangs on boot and the first bge port works. Cannot easily test more atm. -- Bjoern A. Zeeb bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT
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