From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Sun Mar 25 19:29:43 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18CFCF6666B; Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:29:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vk0-x22e.google.com (mail-vk0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c05::22e]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9DCC4751D3; Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:29:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: by mail-vk0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id x5so10014540vkd.7; Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:29:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=Wa9EnUkXPtExYq8S4Iauhf8G5DUxbsrtd5JNTE091Uk=; b=CHJy5Y79hdnxhqKjsC0UjMtPih5NgY0hsl096cbPXBXefcQFLyTm7gzyzgGLlk9odS lwNhD6kHqs+rcbsWfx5SCqZbNjNe0MqcmR24y+QjYqzxZgoEQw7TzUIdNY2kRGHnftyo YvptbqysG0Ed6IaEW/ppbLI/sVWPcGBLyWROtGk/AmgofzcaMd+aFPRCXUcNgueVd1K+ FtDOwubwKcbs+f7ULMMR+/i9afCE78RJljL8iRpIKOtbqoDegmNWYFTsrvPK+O/WVwbw Arj1ClSTkeEwgr4jf+e0L4SBWzDjkNxjKjMt1Db0A78YBxZgjyX0kqiWyoMDSd5Xrw2w s1bQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Wa9EnUkXPtExYq8S4Iauhf8G5DUxbsrtd5JNTE091Uk=; b=gi5lPeHclq4j/SEhqzaTK5w/wBieI0wv0uW2VuYxtPIeyrctfxkKb/kxpJzyOHu0Fc nCrWZhzLurjQR1ZXmEiRCpJcKOvpqxZj4A8VIsmNZkHMZq+r3sI9K4H21uvrEZ5amKGB SLlRX8S5PWSft3zrdYhFLx3APtibLZ5p/NhM0B8Ji0y5WSpFn8XeP1Fz7xD/L8YvIs2V xsbmosFL5aifZKTlNKxnaQTd+tWYfLf6NB7ZksUd3Nj6Ij9SMKCMJHg2qjBCSYrUW4bY MVVd/QP3TZyuPDSKOI8tRE+WWUwTr0xTlFJHDiAu9pLk6UA8utAx5ubzLJbnyIkXFAqI mIzg== X-Gm-Message-State: AElRT7HyljrX1kF9HMIBH1kSp05Xi5SP3pjkoVomRBtlzbw8nRT6yeNW shnwAj8mZw99APnubp7tv+5/SNfX0q5zrv5vi+n2cXlA X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELscoeN6uNZwthvZgzf26PSQ+IspF5/0+11qMJqSt81jhVr/zzkt3D6ag9WOzkRyOG3MshjhWtB3LqMjOR5nsas= X-Received: by 10.31.252.68 with SMTP id a65mr21416873vki.78.1522006181734; Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:29:41 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: kob6558@gmail.com Received: by 10.103.91.5 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:29:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20180325184032.GA42437@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <20180325184032.GA42437@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> From: Kevin Oberman Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:29:41 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: -D3f7Cby-sDa1Q_Pu1_RBJ_2imw Message-ID: Subject: Re: Calling nxge(4) users To: Brooks Davis Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List , freebsd-net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.25 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:29:43 -0000 On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Brooks Davis wrote: > The nxge(4) driver for the Neterion Xframe-I and Xframe-II 10GbE > adapters has obvious bugs (by inspection) and it doesn't appear the > company exists any more. We'd like to see if there are any significant > users of this device and plan to remove it from FreeBSD-12 if not. > > -- Brooks > Just for the record, Neterion was acquired by Exar, an old-line hybrid IC company in 2010 and Exar was acquired last year by MaxLinear. Looks like Exar bought them for some of their tech and killed off the Ethernet products. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683