From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 6 19:55:31 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC581106564A; Tue, 6 Mar 2012 19:55:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from seanbru@yahoo-inc.com) Received: from mrout2-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com (mrout2-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com [98.139.253.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FF818FC17; Tue, 6 Mar 2012 19:55:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (rideseveral.corp.yahoo.com [10.73.160.231]) by mrout2-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/y.out) with ESMTP id q26Jt5bX024079; Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:55:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=yahoo-inc.com; s=cobra; t=1331063706; bh=WJQj6FVfk2z+ziHA6SF3V1oUsTBLXkl0/6u1u+AToiU=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type: Date:Message-ID:Mime-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=wbQws/xFjZ9hHSRFUs4x27DpbBXhjy1CNu8gNExonQap40gmPHDNttAu9YSWGzFay Vcyes5zOT9/k1ncAYCD3FxGXi3Zd7twCVhW5wNkjhK+D7V0ugQ/QODG8jEj6PNWy+a Q/BbEjwOqCLEO0uijMfeqo4h1n7VfXBq28lC8cl4= From: Sean Bruno To: "pyunyh@gmail.com" In-Reply-To: <20120224180653.GA18456@michelle.cdnetworks.com> References: <1329958728.78750.6.camel@powernoodle-l7.corp.yahoo.com> <20120223213344.GC13815@michelle.cdnetworks.com> <1330021403.3443.11.camel@powernoodle-l7.corp.yahoo.com> <20120224180653.GA18456@michelle.cdnetworks.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:55:05 -0800 Message-ID: <1331063705.2782.5.camel@powernoodle-l7.corp.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: bge(4) failure, Dell 12G hardware, BCM5720C X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: sbruno@freebsd.org List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:55:31 -0000 On Fri, 2012-02-24 at 10:06 -0800, YongHyeon PYUN wrote: > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:23:23AM -0800, Sean Bruno wrote: > > > > > As you see ukphy(4) was attached to bge2 so it may cause various > > > issues. > > > Is bge2 ASF/IPMI enabled interface? It seems ASF handling in > > > bge(4) causes more trouble on recent controllers. Unfortunately > > > disabling ASF may also trigger other problems like NMI. > > > I believe bge(4) should always honor ASF/IMPI firmware instead of > > > relying on hw.bge.allow_asf tunable and have to strictly follow > > > firmware handshake sequence. Just ignoring ASF/IMPI firmware seems > > > to confuse firmware. > > > Unfortunately all these information is undocumented and fixing it > > > requires real hardware access. > > > > ASF/IPMI -- I've tried disabling things, but it just fails miserably. I > > can at least get the host to a login via serial console and poke at > > things. > > > > Do you want me to rig up a test for you on this box? I suspect I can do > > something temporarily in the freebsd cluster with this box. > > > > Hmm, I still have to understand what is correct handshake sequence > for ASF/IPMI firmware. This handshake may be related with suspend/ > resume as well as WOL. I'll let you know when I have experimental > patch. > > > Sean > > As a point of interest, we installed red hat's 6.2 release and it appears to understand and be able to talk to this controller without any issue. I guess I can try to get more documents out of my Dell contacts. Sean