Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:23:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Sushanth Rai <sushanth_rai@yahoo.com> To: pyunyh@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Luiz Otavio O Souza <lists.br@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Changing link status in bge driver Message-ID: <603765.7505.qm@web180004.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20100923182637.GB15014@michelle.cdnetworks.com>
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Implementing IFM_NONE in brgphy_service() to power down PHY works like a charm !! Many thanks Sushanth --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Changing link status in bge driver > To: "Sushanth Rai" <sushanth_rai@yahoo.com> > Cc: "Luiz Otavio O Souza" <lists.br@gmail.com>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:26 AM > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:05:08AM > -0700, Sushanth Rai wrote: > > "ifconfig bge1 media none" does change the PHY status > temporarily. I see the following when I run this command: > > > > bge1: > flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > metric 0 mtu 1500 > > > options=bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM> > > ether > 00:40:d0:b8:1e:0b > > media: Ethernet > none > > status: no > carrier > > > > After a few seconds if I do "ifconfig bge1", it's > automagically changed to: > > > > bge1: > flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > metric 0 mtu 1500 > > > options=bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM> > > ether > 00:40:d0:b8:1e:0b > > media: Ethernet > none (1000baseTX <full-duplex>) > > status: active > > > > > > I tried playing around with mediaopt, but PHY status > doesn't seem to change permanently. > > > > brgphy(4) does not correctly handle IFM_NONE at this > moment. In > fact, brgphy(4)'s manual media configuration does not seem > to work > well. See MII_MEDIACHG handler of brgphy_physervice and > implement > IFM_NONE media type to power down or isolate the PHY. > > > > > --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Luiz Otavio O Souza <lists.br@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: Luiz Otavio O Souza <lists.br@gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: Changing link status in bge driver > > > To: "Sushanth Rai" <sushanth_rai@yahoo.com> > > > Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2:31 AM > > > On Sep 23, 2010, at 4:11 AM, Sushanth > > > Rai wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I'm using BCM5715C based NIC card on a > FreeBSD 7.2 > > > system. I would like to simulate condition where > the PHY > > > layer is powered-off i.e, the link status should > show as "no > > > carrier". When I do "ifconfig down", it just > turns-off the > > > driver and the link status is still active. Is > there is > > > anything I can do in the bge driver or anywhere > else in the > > > software stack to simulate this condition without > physically > > > disconnecting the cable ? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sushanth > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > ifconfig bgeX media none should do what you > need. > > > > > > Luiz > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-net@freebsd.org > mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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