Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:46:01 +0100 From: Robin Gruyters <r.gruyters@yirdis.nl> To: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bge Ierr rate increase from 5.3R -> 6.1R Message-ID: <20070125154601.5kyq29pqgow8kwwk@server.yirdis.net> In-Reply-To: <20070125133904.GA30161@icarus.home.lan> References: <20070124105741.cj2htvoxcs4gg8wk@server.yirdis.net> <20070124141737.GA7772@icarus.home.lan> <20070124152537.gk06yc8d3k8gwgo0@server.yirdis.net> <20070124150143.GA8460@icarus.home.lan> <20070125120722.si80d0rao8o8ow8w@server.yirdis.net> <20070125133904.GA30161@icarus.home.lan>
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Quoting Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org>: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 12:07:22PM +0100, Robin Gruyters wrote: >> Quoting Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org>: >> [...] >> > >> >Set your Cisco configuration to use 100/full, and edit the >> >ifconfig_bge0 line in rc.conf on your FreeBSD box to have "media >> >100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex", then reboot the FreeBSD box. >> >If the problem continues, there may be faulty cabling, but >> >usually errors on one direction are a sign of duplex mismatch. >> >If after replacing the cabling the issue continues, then there's >> >a chance the bge(4) driver may be obtaining statistics wrong for >> >the particular chip revision being used (this is hearsay on my >> >part; I'm just guessing...) >> > >> Ok, I have set the Cisco port to 100/full-duplex and update the bge* >> interfaces on the development server, but the problem still exists. >> >> I have also updated the other server, which is connected to another >> Cisco switch, but the same results. > > Okay so at least we know it's not specific to your switch, or > to auto-neg nor the cabling (two different switches + boxes with > the same problem probably isn't your fault. :) ). That's definitely > evidence that it's a driver problem, probably specific to the 5704 > (since I have two machines using 5750s without this problem). > > Looks like we'll need someone with the Broadcom data sheet for > the 5704 to help out. There's also the Bill Paul <wpaul@windriver.com> > and David Christensen <davidch@broadcom.com> (who worked on bce(4), > but might know of some details here...) > Hmmm, ok. BTW, I found out there another thread going on on the =20 freebsd-net mailinglist about the same issue(s): http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=3Dfreebsd-net&w=3D2&r=3D1&s=3Dbge+ierr&q=3Db There are some patches available, but looks like only for the -CURRENT =20 not for 6.x releases. Regards, Robin
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