Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:30:54 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 263378] Consider updating in-tree em(4) driver to Intel's 7.7.8 source (final release) Message-ID: <bug-263378-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D263378 Bug ID: 263378 Summary: Consider updating in-tree em(4) driver to Intel's 7.7.8 source (final release) Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: kern Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: freebsd@kumba.dev In Intel(R) Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack release 26.4/readme.txt, Intel announced the discontinuation of updates for their out-of-tree em(4) driver, making 7.7.8 the final release: > Discontinued Support > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Release 26.3 is the last release that supports the following: > - Microsoft Windows 10, Version 1803 > - Microsoft Windows 10, Version 1903 > - Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* (RHEL) 6.x > - The FreeBSD em driver. Maintenance for this driver will be continued by= the=20 > community.=20 The in-tree kernel driver is based off of the 7.6.1 source. Since Intel wi= ll no longer update their out-of-tree driver, it seems prudent to integrate the final 7.7.8 source changes into the in-tree source code for FreeBSD 14 so t= hat it has time to be tested by the community and then continue to evolve as needed. I am unsure how this might affect the igb(4) driver, which seems integrated into the existing in-tree em(4) code. Intel appears to still be supporting this driver independently, the latest being igb-2.5.21. If I had to take a guess, the igb(4) source may need to be split out from em(4) and put into i= ts own subdir under /usr/src/sys/dev so that it will be easier to track the upstream copy as-needed, while the em(4) driver evolves based on community changes. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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