From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 9 15:10:09 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A1FB16A469 for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:10:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [69.147.83.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A39013C447 for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:10:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l59FA9OF007258 for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:10:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id l59FA8hM007257; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:10:08 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:10:08 GMT Message-Id: <200706091510.l59FA8hM007257@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Edwin Mons Cc: Subject: Re: kern/83807: [sis] [patch] if_sis: Wake On Lan support for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Edwin Mons List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:10:09 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/83807; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Edwin Mons To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, Edwin Mons , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: kern/83807: [sis] [patch] if_sis: Wake On Lan support for FreeBSD Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:07:39 +0200 Stefan Sperling wrote: > On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 11:08:01AM +0200, Edwin Mons wrote: > >> Will this feature ever be incorporated in mainstream FreeBSD? I'm eagerly >> waiting for it to land in -CURRENT... >> > > I have no idea. > > I haven't got much feedback on this patch, apart from one > or two people who sent me a quick thank you note :) > > So I have no idea how many people are actually using the patch. > > I know that: > > * if_sis and if_vr wake on lan support is very stable for me. > I've been using this code for nearly 2 years now. > > * if_nve support has afaik never been tested (plus > it's a binary blob driver and will apparently be > replaced with OpenBSD's nfe driver soon.) > > I run a single 6.2 box here that I maintain the patch for. > I'd be happy to setup a -current box to port the patch to -CURRENT. > I currently have one -CURRENT machine, and several 6.2-STABLE machines. For at least two of them (the -CURRENT and an x86 -STABLE machine) I'd really like to have WoL support, as these are my workstation and a home server, both of them really do not need to be on all the time, but I want to be able to reach them when I need a file from them when I'm elsewhere. > I'd also be happy to add WOL support for more chipsets. > Adding support is relatively easy as long as another open source > OS (e.g. Linux) supports wake on lan for a chipset and even easier > if a good datasheet is available (as in case of if_sis). > I usually use either if_em or if_xl chipsets, so I hoped landing this code in at least -CURRENT (should go there first, I guess) would result in more chipsets supported ;) > If anyone has a card that does wake on lan after shutdown from Linux > but not after shutdown from FreeBSD with my patch applied let me know. > You may need to use the ethtool utility to enable WOL on Linux. > I don't run Linux on either machine. Perhaps I could do some tests on my workstation with a CD-based linux distribution. Edwin