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On 09/03/2011, at 20:47, Marius Strobl wrote:
>> Is it possible to use some device.hints entry to prohibit the probing =
of bge1?
>> I think that would be the easiest solution to the problem? Other =
suggestions
>> are of course welcome. I can provide more config details and dmesg =
output
>> if needed.
>>=20
>=20
> Unfortunately, there's currently no generic way to disable probing/
> attaching of specific PCI devices. You'd need to hack the driver
> like in the following example to achieve that:
> Index: /usr/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> --- /usr/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c       (revision 213448)
> +++ /usr/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c       (working copy)
> @@ -2472,6 +2472,9 @@ bge_attach(device_t dev)
>        u_char eaddr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
>        int error, msicount, reg, rid, trys;
>=20
> +       if (device_get_unit(dev) =3D=3D 1)
> +               return (ENXIO);
> +
>        sc =3D device_get_softc(dev);
>        sc->bge_dev =3D dev;

Does..
hint.bge.0.disabled=3D"1"
in the loader work?

(I suspect not but am ever hopeful..)

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