Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 18:58:18 -0700 From: "Vinod Kashyap" <vkashyap@amcc.com> To: "Brandon Fosdick" <bfoz@bfoz.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Jung-uk Kim <jkim@freebsd.org>, Dan Rue <drue@therub.org> Subject: RE: twa kernel panic under heavy IO Message-ID: <2B3B2AA816369A4E87D7BE63EC9D2F26D076E4@SDCEXCHANGE01.ad.amcc.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Brandon Fosdick [mailto:bfoz@bfoz.net]=20 > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 6:50 PM > To: Vinod Kashyap > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Jung-uk Kim; Dan Rue > Subject: Re: twa kernel panic under heavy IO >=20 > Vinod Kashyap wrote: > > Under 'Release Notes to View', select=20 > '<release>_Release_Notes_Web',=20 > > and you will get to a page which lists the version of each=20 > individual=20 > > component that's part of the release, among other things. >=20 > :) I would have known that if Firefox wasn't barfing on PDF's=20 > right now, or if I had bothered to boot my laptop (OSX). >=20 > The "Release Details" section has a note that reads "Linux=20 > and FreeBSD drivers are bundled with firmware 2.08.00.003".=20 > What does that mean? Do the drivers in 5-stable have a copy=20 > of the firmware embedded in them? Is the driver going to try=20 > and downgrade my firmware? >=20 The drivers in the kernel tree are not bundled with the firmware image by default. You can bundle them by turning on a switch in the Makefile. A bundled driver will download the firmware if the running firmware is from a different release (9.1*, 9.2* etc.), or if the running firmware is an older version from the release corresponding to that of the driver. > > The 9.2* versions are compatible. There are small=20 > incompatibilities=20 > > if you are mixing 9.1* and 9.2*. > >=20 > >>And since we're here...is there any reason to update to 9.3=20 > if I only=20 > >>have a 9500S? >=20 > Good to know. >=20 > Thanks for the quick reply. FWIW I went with 3ware because I=20 > saw somewhere that a 3ware person was supposedly on this=20 > list. Glad to see it wasn't a rumor. >=20 You are encouraged to contact 3ware support with questions related to 3ware. -------------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, = is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains = information that is confidential and proprietary to Applied Micro = Circuits Corporation or its subsidiaries. It is to be used solely for = the purpose of furthering the parties' business relationship. All = unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If = you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply = e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
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