Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:05:19 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> To: David Christensen <davidch@broadcom.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding Proprietary Link Speed to sys/net/if_media.h Message-ID: <46607BFF.8060502@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <09BFF2FA5EAB4A45B6655E151BBDD903040678EC@NT-IRVA-0750.brcm.ad.broadcom.com> References: <09BFF2FA5EAB4A45B6655E151BBDD903040678EC@NT-IRVA-0750.brcm.ad.broadcom.com>
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David Christensen wrote: > I'm working on improving the fiber support for the bce driver. One of > the devices supported by the > driver (the 5708) supports a 2.5G mode which is negotiated through next > pages operations during > normal auto negotiation. The mechanism for negotiating this speed uses > standards based > mechanisms, but the final speed is currently only supported on Broadcom > switches and controllers. > Since this speed is really intended for blade enclosures that's normally > not a problem but since > I need to modify sys/net/if_media.h to create a new media type I wanted > to see if there were any > strong objections to such a change. No objections from me. -- Andre > The media type will also be supported on the 5709, a forth-coming > controller which will also support > 2.5G operation, so the media type won't be limited to a single > controller, though it may never be > supported outside of Broadcom products. > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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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