From owner-freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 29 01:52:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6FF61065672 for ; Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:52:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f174.google.com (mail-qy0-f174.google.com [209.85.221.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 781628FC14 for ; Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:52:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk4 with SMTP id 4so1089866qyk.7 for ; Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:52:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:from:date:to:cc :subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=ir7hJzOSKHL1UN7YxdTzsVVweAnc7W68SkjqtjyF0ks=; b=R5juDEMqyWhBmq1fgt8NXIJgb0Uj9xvLpDkx9BwjqdNhsykDbeDvt3/Xsd2n33csQ3 ZHZyZrKPlCE5DWljq36wdGqtX5Y0frqgpC+wHEnVkRNU3rnbSEhX7sn5QaCNzzsYiXVc Xj5twuN/jnSlRlv4Ci/05N5IDcmCjZYVDMeKM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:date:to:cc:subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=c2BDb56njnxHR9NyOCgDheyMubsvqUmvt1QolMLvr0n0g+9eI49nw58ND9Vj+Ffj/h VNy+B/3sNjq93JJomrMRv0eV1DwHf2dRAMQARJHUXgaz0wgqQPvJazKQUK10NcKFDWRD 6eD+aU/imOpt6jJX5lIANQ+iFEXCGa8nIOmhI= Received: by 10.224.7.202 with SMTP id e10mr1360128qae.67.1259459528714; Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:52:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from pyunyh@gmail.com ([174.35.1.224]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 22sm2524071qyk.6.2009.11.28.17.52.06 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:52:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by pyunyh@gmail.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:51:42 -0800 From: Pyun YongHyeon Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:51:42 -0800 To: Hans Petter Selasky Message-ID: <20091129015142.GB1355@michelle.cdnetworks.com> References: <200911260840.nAQ8e4c7030168@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200911260840.nAQ8e4c7030168@freefall.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: sub mesa , freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: usb/140883: axe(4) USB gigabit ethernet hangs after short period of traffic X-BeenThere: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: pyunyh@gmail.com List-Id: FreeBSD support for USB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:52:09 -0000 On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 08:40:04AM +0000, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > The following reply was made to PR usb/140883; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Hans Petter Selasky > To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org > Cc: sub mesa , > freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: usb/140883: axe(4) USB gigabit ethernet hangs after short period of traffic > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:32:43 +0100 > > On Thursday 26 November 2009 03:59:55 sub mesa wrote: > > >Number: 140883 > > >Category: usb > > >Synopsis: axe(4) USB gigabit ethernet hangs after short period of > > > traffic Confidential: no > > >Severity: serious > > >Priority: medium > > >Responsible: freebsd-usb > > >State: open > > >Quarter: > > >Keywords: > > >Date-Required: > > >Class: sw-bug > > >Submitter-Id: current-users > > >Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 26 03:00:11 UTC 2009 > > >Closed-Date: > > >Last-Modified: > > >Originator: sub mesa > > >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE i386 > > >Organization: > > >Environment: > > > > FreeBSD gut 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Wed Nov 25 14:30:17 CET > > 2009 xor@xor:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/XOR i386 > > > > >Description: > > > > I own a USB gigabit ethernet adapter with ASIX Electronics AX88178 chip > > supported by the axe(4) driver in FreeBSD 8.0. It works, but it 'freezes' > > or 'hangs' after some traffic, like downloading at ~50Mbps for 5-10 minutes > > will cause the device to freeze. This has been happening since a long time > > on 8.0, ever since i bought the device and was running one of the early > > beta's. Upgrading to the final release of 8.0 did not resolve the issue. > > > > Googling on the problem i found this mailinglist thread: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2009-April/005738.html > > > > However, there doesn't seem to be a single conclusion. Even though my > > product ("Belkin F5D5055") seems to be supported according to the axe(4) > > manpage, it doesn't get detected as such, rather with a vendor id. Quoting > > dmesg output: > > > > axe0: on usbus4 > > axe0: PHYADDR 0xe0:0x01 > > miibus1: on axe0 > > ue0: on axe0 > > > > May i suggest removing the Belkin F5D5055 from the supported devices list > > in the axe(4) manpage, until a fix has been committed? I specifically > > bought the device believing it would work since it was explicitly listed in > > the manpage. As of 8.0, it doesn't even get detected by name. It is of > > course possible my device is of a different revision. I frequently see some vendors do not change their model name even though the controller's internal chipset/PHY was changed. I guess the original FD5055 have used different PHY so it might have worked at that time. > > > > I would be happy to try any patches. > > > > Also see: > > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=8661 > > > > >How-To-Repeat: > > > > Connect axe(4) gigabit ethernet device > > Send/receive packets using the ueX ethernet device > > Device will stop receiving/transmitting packets after a short while > > I remember some user also reported instability of axe(4) on Belkin F5D5055. I'm not sure what PHY driver was attached to your controller but it could also be a variant of LSI TruePHY. Would you show me the output of "devinfo -rv | grep phy"?