Re: [PATCH] Call for bfe(4) testers

Hi Ulrich,

On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 09:53:03PM +0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I investigated a bug/missing feature in the bfe(4) driver, which makes
> it not see any LINK DOWN events unless you happen to invoke ifconfig.

I do not have this problem with my bfe NIC and it always worked here.

> If you are running bfe hardware, *please* test the following (NO
> PATCHING OR REBOOTING REQUIRED)
> 
> 1. Plug in ethernet cable
> 2. Watch dmesg/syslogd for the LINK UP message
> 3. Remove the cable
> 4. Do you see a LINK DOWN message? Does it appear after you issue
> 'ifconfig'?

Jun  9 01:49:11 bart kernel: bfe0: link state changed to DOWN
Jun  9 01:49:14 bart kernel: bfe0: link state changed to UP

> Please run these simple steps and report back to me, if you get the LINK
> DOWN message or not and which hardware you are running. For reference,
> mine is a BCM4401, card=0x81271028 chip=0x440114e4 rev=0x01.

bfe0_at_pci2:5:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x108217c0 chip=0x440114e4 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
    vendor   = 'Broadcom Corporation'
    device   = 'BCM4401 10/100 Integrated Ethernet Controller'

So it is a different card but the same chip and revision.

The system is a FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT with sources from last weekend.

I just applied your patch and it does still work for me, so if the patch works 
for you, we can both be happy :)


Lars