Re: mge, mii/e1000phy

From: Grzegorz Bernacki <gjb_at_semihalf.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:09:12 +0200
>> From: Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh_at_gmail.com>
>> Date: 23 września 2009 01:53:50 CEST
>> To: Kristof Provost <kristof_at_sigsegv.be>
>> Cc: current_at_freebsd.org
>> Subject: Re: mge, mii/e1000phy
>> Reply-To: pyunyh_at_gmail.com
>>
>>> - Forcing the mge driver to IFM_100_TX (in mge_set_port_serial_control)
>>>   does work. The system manages to acquire a DHCP address.
>>
>> Would you also show me the output of "ifconfig -m mge0"?
>>
>> I'm not author of mge(4) so I'm not familiar with mge(4). But it
>> seems that mge(4) lacks link state change handler. Normally NICs
>> are required to reprogram MAC to match resolved speed/duplex/
>> flow-control of link when it know it established a valid link which
>> is notified from mii(4).
> 

Hi,

You are right. Link state change handler is missing in mge(4) driver. It 
is on our TODO list for this driver and will be implemented soon.

grzesiek
Received on Wed Sep 23 2009 - 12:25:31 UTC

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