From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 9 15:38:38 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7890616A400 for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:38:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edwinm.ik.nu) Received: from mag.ik.nu (mag.ik.nu [80.255.245.75]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4271913C45A for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:38:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edwinm.ik.nu) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mag.ik.nu (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2441A1043; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:08:09 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ik.nu Received: from mag.ik.nu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mag.ik.nu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with SMTP id PP038sKmxR7o; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:08:07 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [172.16.1.18] (s5591501b.adsl.wanadoo.nl [85.145.80.27]) by mag.ik.nu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12A79A1046; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:08:07 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <466AC23B.4040601@edwinm.ik.nu> Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:07:39 +0200 From: Edwin Mons User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, Edwin Mons , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <466A6DF1.3020306@edwinm.ik.nu> <20070609103848.GA1465@ted.stsp.lan> In-Reply-To: <20070609103848.GA1465@ted.stsp.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:37:39 +0000 Cc: Subject: Re: kern/83807: [sis] [patch] if_sis: Wake On Lan support for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:38:38 -0000 Stefan Sperling wrote: > On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 11:08:01AM +0200, Edwin Mons wrote: > >> Will this feature ever be incorporated in mainstream FreeBSD? I'm eagerly >> waiting for it to land in -CURRENT... >> > > I have no idea. > > I haven't got much feedback on this patch, apart from one > or two people who sent me a quick thank you note :) > > So I have no idea how many people are actually using the patch. > > I know that: > > * if_sis and if_vr wake on lan support is very stable for me. > I've been using this code for nearly 2 years now. > > * if_nve support has afaik never been tested (plus > it's a binary blob driver and will apparently be > replaced with OpenBSD's nfe driver soon.) > > I run a single 6.2 box here that I maintain the patch for. > I'd be happy to setup a -current box to port the patch to -CURRENT. > I currently have one -CURRENT machine, and several 6.2-STABLE machines. For at least two of them (the -CURRENT and an x86 -STABLE machine) I'd really like to have WoL support, as these are my workstation and a home server, both of them really do not need to be on all the time, but I want to be able to reach them when I need a file from them when I'm elsewhere. > I'd also be happy to add WOL support for more chipsets. > Adding support is relatively easy as long as another open source > OS (e.g. Linux) supports wake on lan for a chipset and even easier > if a good datasheet is available (as in case of if_sis). > I usually use either if_em or if_xl chipsets, so I hoped landing this code in at least -CURRENT (should go there first, I guess) would result in more chipsets supported ;) > If anyone has a card that does wake on lan after shutdown from Linux > but not after shutdown from FreeBSD with my patch applied let me know. > You may need to use the ethtool utility to enable WOL on Linux. > I don't run Linux on either machine. Perhaps I could do some tests on my workstation with a CD-based linux distribution. Edwin