Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:29:51 -0800 From: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> To: "Pieper, Jeffrey E" <jeffrey.e.pieper@intel.com> Cc: FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, Andreas Nilsson <andrnils@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Was Re: FreeBSD 10.1: Intel dual port 10GbE card (82599EB) second port not present?: SFP+ on intel xl710 Message-ID: <CAFOYbc=DCnQM%2B35MkB-WAUWkLMS5ZOcNkdZpJqZCNjnB-X%2BhSg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2A35EA60C3C77D438915767F458D6568806C73CA@ORSMSX111.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <CAPS9%2BSt3Mg%2Bc66vyy_xv-ySi1bWK7A15n5k9VNQG-shg%2Badc=Q@mail.gmail.com> <2A35EA60C3C77D438915767F458D6568806C73CA@ORSMSX111.amr.corp.intel.com>
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I should add, that this possibility Jeff mentions involves a tool, not the driver, and it is not something that there is any commitment or specifics on yet. Cheers, Jack On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Pieper, Jeffrey E < jeffrey.e.pieper@intel.com> wrote: > The check for supported modules in X710/XL710 is done in the FW, so > unfortunately there is nothing we can do in the driver to add that > functionality. There is a possibility that it could happen at some point, > but not in the foreseeable future. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org] > On Behalf Of Andreas Nilsson > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:54 AM > To: FreeBSD Net > Subject: Was Re: FreeBSD 10.1: Intel dual port 10GbE card (82599EB) second > port not present?: SFP+ on intel xl710 > > Hello, > > the discussion about unsupported sfps on intel card got an interesting turn > today: a colleague wanted to do some pps (on linux) testing on an intel > xl710 card, but the sfps we had was not supported. > > Reading the previous thread, I suggested there might be a sysctl to accept > "other" sfps. Long story short, just for fun we booted a FreeBSD 10.1 > system, and the card was recognized ( yay! ) but still "no carrier" from > ifconfig. > > sysctl hw.ixl didn't show any tunables for "unsupported_sfp". Is this chip > more picky about the tranceivers? > > Best regards > Andreas Nilsson > _______________________________________________ > 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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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