Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 00:56:36 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> To: sreehari <sreeharisreedev1@gmail.com> Cc: Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org>, "FreeBSD-stable@FreeBSD.org" <FreeBSD-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 12.2-RC1: RTL8251/8153 1000BASE-T seemingly stuck at 100Mbps Message-ID: <20201008075636.GV4213@funkthat.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFZnm=y4F0UXiHHTJ7MSSmGbKyWsTzVXs6Zcg4QHOd_TBgbXUA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFZnm=zK3-WwTKxkb-kzWo7gvzvbpT0H5NCz28na_DwfzZDWwQ@mail.gmail.com> <20201007223858.GS4213@funkthat.com> <20201008043602.GV53210@home.opsec.eu> <20201008063620.GT4213@funkthat.com> <CAFZnm=z9-sE0y4vDBTrfbq%2BLPWTHTsm_Pn2eNGZaPeSR193yMQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAFZnm=y4F0UXiHHTJ7MSSmGbKyWsTzVXs6Zcg4QHOd_TBgbXUA@mail.gmail.com>
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sreehari wrote this message on Thu, Oct 08, 2020 at 00:06 -0700: > if there is more rigorous testing of the new code would it be possible for > the commit to make it into 12.2? A merge to 12.2 would be a question for re@ now... I have a feeling that they're too far along the release process to accept a change like this... I'll check, but I think I can commit the driver to stable/12 now, as the re process is working off releng/12.2... > On Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 23:56 sreehari <sreeharisreedev1@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I see. Since I have the hardware and freebsd head seems broken on my > > laptop, I'll try compiling stable/12 with the ure patch from head within > > the next few days. I have gigabit internet and other machines to test the > > ethernet with the full 1000Mbps. Are there any actions you suggest I take > > to benchmark or stress test the hardware or make sure everything is working > > properly? > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 23:36 John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> wrote: > > > >> Kurt Jaeger wrote this message on Thu, Oct 08, 2020 at 06:36 +0200: > >> > > sreehari wrote this message on Tue, Oct 06, 2020 at 21:02 -0700: > >> > > > I have a USB C hub that supports gigabit ethernet under any other > >> OS, > >> > > > but under FreeBSD it seems to detect it properly, but I never get > >> > > > speeds exceeding 100Mbps transfer rate on the whole thing. Is this a > >> > > > known issue? Also is there any way to check what the perceived link > >> > > > speed is? I've attached dmesg.boot if that helps. > >> > > > >> > > This is a known issue w/ the ure driver on FreeBSD. This has been > >> > > fixed in -current, and in a few months I'll look at merging it to > >> > > stable/12, but it definitly will not make the 12.2 release: > >> > > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D25809 > >> > > >> > The changes seem to be limited to the driver itself -- is some > >> > structural change in 13 stopping a merge to 12.2 ? > >> > >> The issue is that IMO, it's too close to the release of 12.2. It only > >> recently got committed to 13, and so hasn't had enough time to be tested > >> in more environments than mine. There have been a few others that have > >> tested it. -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."
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