From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 29 12:33:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D668016A4CF for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:33:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 9.hellooperator.net (cpc3-cdif2-3-0-cust202.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.103.32.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F70143D53 for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:33:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rasputnik@hellooperator.net) Received: from [10.4.0.1] (helo=bingo.tenfour) by 9.hellooperator.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CNVvU-00075T-BJ for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:32:17 +0100 Received: from rasputnik by bingo.tenfour with local (Exim 4.43 (FreeBSD)) id 1CNVwY-0001sO-Te for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:33:22 +0100 Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:33:22 +0100 From: Dick Davies To: FreeBSD Current Users Message-ID: <20041029123322.GA7181@bingo.tenfour> References: <20041029075930.GG701@marvin.riggiland.au> <20041029080817.GB728@empiric.icir.org> <20041029081900.GH701@marvin.riggiland.au> <20041029062021.R82803@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041029062021.R82803@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Spam-Score: -1.2 (-) Subject: Re: EHCI considered harmful? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:33:26 -0000 * Andre Guibert de Bruet [1026 11:26]: > > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Thomas E. Zander wrote: > > >On Fri, 29. Oct 2004, at 1:08 -0700, Bruce M Simpson wrote > >according to [Re: EHCI considered harmful?]: > > > >>ehci(4) is not stable code and fails reproducibly with my ALi-based > >>USB2 disk enclosure. > > > >Well, okay then. I was just wondering because it doesn't appear on > >Scott's todo-list for 5.3-R and it seems to accidently work on my > >box :-) > > This is my understanding of the current state of our USB ehci support: > ehci only works with certain chipsets. On the ones that it does work with, > you do not want to have a USB2 hub connected (With ehci in your config) as > it will not be supported. Removing ehci from your kernel lets you use a > USB2 hub in 1.1 mode. Just thought I'd mention that netbsd CURRENT got usb2 hub support in its echi driver last week. I don't know how easy a merge would be, but if anyone needs usb2 hub support, might be worth a look. -- Yeah, life is hilariously cruel. - Bender Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns