Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:14:51 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: =?UTF-8?B?U3RlZmFuIEXDn2Vy?= <st_esser@t-online.de> Cc: Alex Dupre <ale@FreeBSD.org>, =?UTF-8?B?U3RlZmFuIEXDn2Vy?= <se@freebsd.org>, Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Anybody working on RTL8125 (2.5 Gbit/s Ethernet) support? Message-ID: <31a5001f9da0e7b89c49cc14ff1fe78b@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <32ae27cb-2fd8-bbe8-bbda-57fc60f0ef89@t-online.de>
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:42:17 +0200 Stefan Eßer st_esser@t-online.de said > Am 15.07.20 um 18:31 schrieb Chris: > > On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:22:13 +0200 Alex Dupre ale@FreeBSD.org said > > > >> Stefan Eßer wrote: > >> > Am 15.07.20 um 02:30 schrieb Mel Pilgrim: > >> >> On 2020-07-14 1:22, Stefan Eßer wrote: > >> >>> I want to omit duplicate work and if anybody else is interested in > >> this > >> >>> driver or already working on it, I'd like to combine efforts (or > >> might > >> >>> wait for a nearly ready driver to be published). > >> >> > >> >> I don't think anyone is. I asked about RTL8125 support a while > >> back and > >> >> got crickets. > >> > >> I've just started working on creating a port of the official Realtek > >> driver. Latest release should support the 8125 chipset and WOL. It > >> should be ready very soon (likely today or tomorrow). > > Not trying to derail this thread, or anything. But my initial search on > > this chip indicated: > > > > https://realtek-download.com/05-08-2019-realtek-pcie-fe-gbe-2-5gbe-family-controller-updated/ > > > > ( realtek pcie fe gbe 2.5gbe family controller updated ) > > In the article it is indicated that (among other drivers): > > FreeBSD 7.x and 8.0 Updated to version 1.95 > > were updated. I only mention this. In case them already providing drivers > > might be of help in this (your) work. :-) > > Yes, and I have used that exact driver to merge the missing defines > into the header file currently in FreeBSD-CURRENT. This is a first > step towards a unified driver ... > > As the compatibility with FreeBSD-7 and -8 indicates, the driver > offered by Realtek does not implement changes that have been applied > to our if_re.c. > > Alex has created a port for a kernel module, which works quite well, in > fact I've received your message on a PC with that chip and driver. ;-) Cool! :-) > > The Realtek code must be merged into our driver, to get a version that > does not fall back behind our current state (e.g. with regard to the > statistics counters). > > If Alex is doing that work, that would be fine with me. Else I'll try > to get the re driver in base updated to support the new chips in > addition to the already supported ones. Looks like it's time for me to go shopping. :-) Thanks! > > Regards, STefan --Chris
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