Re: axe(4) doesn't work (patch to replace obsolete if_watchdog interface)

Sam Leffler wrote:
> Norikatsu Shigemura wrote:
>> Hi, wpaul.
>>
>>     I got USB2.0 GbE Ether Adaptor a.k.a. PLANEX GU-1000T, but I
>>     can't use it by axe(4).  So I tried to improve axe(4) driver,
>>     but I couldn't improve it:-(.  Would you please fix this driver?
>>
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
>> - - - - - -
>> ehci0: <Intel 82801FB (ICH6) USB 2.0 controller> mem 
>> 0xb0040000-0xb00403ff irq 23 at device 29.7 on pci0
>> ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
>> ehci0: [ITHREAD]
>> usb1: EHCI version 1.0
>> usb1: companion controller, 2 ports each: usb0
>> usb1: <Intel 82801FB (ICH6) USB 2.0 controller> on ehci0
>> usb1: USB revision 2.0
>> uhub1: <Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb1
>> uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
>> axe0: <vendor 0x0b95 product 0x1780, class 255/255, rev 2.00/0.01, 
>> addr 2> on uhub1
>> axe0: AX88178, bufsz 4096, boundary 512
>> miibus0: <MII bus> on axe0
>> ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 0 on miibus0
>> ukphy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseSX, 
>> 1000baseT, 1000baseT-FDX, auto
>> axe0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
>> axe0: WARNING: using obsoleted IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag
>> axe0: Ethernet address: 00:90:cc:ef:b9:f6
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
>> - - - - - -
>>
>>     ISSUE:
>>     1. after ether cable connected, axe(4) doesn't link up.
>>     2. axe0 doesn't link up by 'ifconfig axe0 up', too.
>>     3. so I couldn't communicate other machines.
>>     4. I didn't know that axe(4) requires GIANT lock:-(.
>>
>>     HAPPY:
>>     1. MAC Address is correct.
>>     2. I could replace obsolete if_watchdog interface.
>>        SEE ALSO: attached patches
>>   
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> [bill doesn't deal with stuff any more so no point involving him]
>
> I just tried my Linksys USB1000 (AX88178) on HEAD and it worked as 
> expected.  There are a slew of LOR's related to the ifnet multicast 
> code holding a mtx over driver work but other than that I got link 
> after marking the interface up, was able to get a dhcp lease, and 
> upstream tcp netperf was about what I'd expect.
>
> Not sure there's any point chasing usb issues right now; alfred is 
> going to bring in new usb code and at that point he'll be dealing with 
> regressions.
>

Just noticed your part attached with ukphy.  My Linksys has an 
"e1000phy" so that might be the reason mine works but yours does not.  
Possibly you need something more than ukphy support...

    Sam