Subject: Re: wm+makphy
To: SAITOH Masanobu <masanobu@iij.ad.jp>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 02/22/2007 21:47:02
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:33:35 +0900 (JST)
SAITOH Masanobu <masanobu@iij.ad.jp> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:45:35 +0900 (JST)
> > SAITOH Masanobu <masanobu@iij.ad.jp> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Please test following patch if you have any trouble with wm
> > > (and/or makphy).
> > >
> > > e.g. i82573
> > >
> >
> > What bugs is this supposed to fix? I've had a lot of trouble with
> > wm, makphy, and speed negotiation; is this patch related?
> >
> >
>
>
> related PRs (perhaps):
>
> #30078 C wm driver doesn't select 10baseT mode automatically
>
> #30490 wm(4) fails to link up if configured as 100baseT-FDX at the
> boot time
>
> #30906 ethernet medium not detected on wm0
>
> #33429 wm (intel gigabit ethernet) loses carrier/never gets carrier
>
> #35386 wm NICs don't do speed negotiation well
>
I can now confirm that the patch fixed my 100BaseT problem from
kern/35386. In other words, it completely resolves my wm issues. I'm
looking forward to seeing it committed and pulled up -- this has been a
major annoyance for me.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb