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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 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





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