From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 6 13:49:58 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 333DD16A469 for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:49:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cell.glebius.int.ru (glebius.int.ru [81.19.64.130]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94FD313C4B7 for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:49:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cell.glebius.int.ru (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cell.glebius.int.ru (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l56Dnu2f072594; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:49:56 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from glebius@localhost) by cell.glebius.int.ru (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l56Dntbs072593; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:49:55 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: cell.glebius.int.ru: glebius set sender to glebius@FreeBSD.org using -f Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:49:55 +0400 From: Gleb Smirnoff To: Pyun YongHyeon Message-ID: <20070606134955.GJ89017@FreeBSD.org> References: <20070602084210.GC1140@cdnetworks.co.kr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070602084210.GC1140@cdnetworks.co.kr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: nfe(4) vs. nve(4) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:49:58 -0000 On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 05:42:10PM +0900, Pyun YongHyeon wrote: P> As you know we have two drivers, nve(4) and nfe(4), in tree to serve P> nVidia network adapters. nve(4) was the first driver for nVidia P> network adapters and it relied on binary code(nvenetlib.o) from vendor P> to access the hardware. Using the binary code revealed several issues P> and David E. O'Brien imported FreeBSD nfe(4) which was ported by P> Shigeaki Tagashira from OpenBSD nfe(4). Just my 1 penny: we've got a lot of servers running 6.2-PRERELEASE with nfe(4) driver. No problems encountered. nve(4) wasn't usable when we started to deploy that mainboards. -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE