From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Wed Jul 15 22:14:21 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 801893705D3 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2020 22:14:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (static-24-113-41-81.wavecable.com [24.113.41.81]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "ultimatedns.net", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4B6WrX1BzNz40Vg; Wed, 15 Jul 2020 22:14:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (localhost [IPv6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 06FMEjQT089713 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:14:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) X-Mailer: Cypht MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: Alex Dupre , =?UTF-8?B?U3RlZmFuIEXDn2Vy?= , Mel Pilgrim , FreeBSD Hackers In-Reply-To: <32ae27cb-2fd8-bbe8-bbda-57fc60f0ef89@t-online.de> From: Chris Reply-To: bsd-lists@BSDforge.com To: =?UTF-8?B?U3RlZmFuIEXDn2Vy?= Subject: Re: Anybody working on RTL8125 (2.5 Gbit/s Ethernet) support? Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:14:51 -0700 Message-Id: <31a5001f9da0e7b89c49cc14ff1fe78b@udns.ultimatedns.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4B6WrX1BzNz40Vg X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [0.00 / 15.00]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11404, ipnet:24.113.0.0/16, country:US]; local_wl_ip(0.00)[24.113.41.81] X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 22:14:21 -0000 On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:42:17 +0200 Stefan E=C3=9Fer st_esser@t-online=2Ede sa= id > Am 15=2E07=2E20 um 18:31 schrieb Chris: > > On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:22:13 +0200 Alex Dupre ale@FreeBSD=2Eorg said > >=20 > >> Stefan E=C3=9Fer wrote: > >> > Am 15=2E07=2E20 um 02:30 schrieb Mel Pilgrim: > >> >> On 2020-07-14 1:22, Stefan E=C3=9Fer 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)=2E > >> >> > >> >> I don't think anyone is=2E=C2=A0 I asked about RTL8125 support a whil= e > >> back and > >> >> got crickets=2E > >> > >> I've just started working on creating a port of the official Realtek > >> driver=2E Latest release should support the 8125 chipset and WOL=2E It > >> should be ready very soon (likely today or tomorrow)=2E > > Not trying to derail this thread, or anything=2E But my initial search on > > this chip indicated: > > > > https://realtek-download=2Ecom/05-08-2019-realtek-pcie-fe-gbe-2-5gbe-fami= ly-controller-updated/ > >=20 > > ( realtek pcie fe gbe 2=2E5gbe family controller updated ) > > In the article it is indicated that (among other drivers): > > FreeBSD 7=2Ex and 8=2E0 Updated to version 1=2E95 > > were updated=2E I only mention this=2E In case them already providing drive= rs > > might be of help in this (your) work=2E :-) >=20 > Yes, and I have used that exact driver to merge the missing defines > into the header file currently in FreeBSD-CURRENT=2E This is a first > step towards a unified driver =2E=2E=2E >=20 > 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=2Ec=2E >=20 > 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=2E ;-) Cool! :-) >=20 > The Realtek code must be merged into our driver, to get a version that > does not fall back behind our current state (e=2Eg=2E with regard to the > statistics counters)=2E >=20 > If Alex is doing that work, that would be fine with me=2E Else I'll try > to get the re driver in base updated to support the new chips in > addition to the already supported ones=2E Looks like it's time for me to go shopping=2E :-) Thanks! >=20 > Regards, STefan --Chris