Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:09:06 +0300 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Julien Gabel <jpeg@thilelli.net> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org, Hans Nieser <hans@nieser.net> Subject: Re: re0: 2 link states coalesced. Message-ID: <20060130100906.GA83922@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <62280.192.168.1.12.1138140329.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net> References: <43D69B06.4060208@nieser.net> <62280.192.168.1.12.1138140329.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net>
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On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 11:05:29PM +0100, Julien Gabel wrote: J> > I have a problem with my RTL8169 Gigabit NIC built into my (apparently J> > very uncommon) Clevo D41EV laptop. At boot, when netif tries to set up the J> > interface, I get a lot of these messages: J> > J> > > re0: 2 link states coalesced J> > > re0: link state changed to DOWN J> > > re0: 2 link states coalesced J> > > re0: link state changed to DOWN J> > > re0: 2 link states coalesced J> > > re0: link state changed to DOWN J> > J> > At some point the interface will go UP just at the right time (?) and gets J> > configured by dhclient succesfully. Once that is done it seems to works J> > fine, giving me 10-11 MiB/s throughput on a 100mbit link. J> > J> > At first I didn't consider it a real problem, but now that I am trying to J> > take my laptop into daily use I am becoming increasingly annoyed by having J> > to wait 3 to 6 minutes for the NIC to go 'UP' during the boot process. J> > J> > Here's how the NIC is identified in pciconf -lv: J> > J> > > re0@pci0:10:0: class=0x020000 card=0x08001558 chip=0x816910ec rev=0x10 J> > > hdr=0x00 J> > > vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor' J> > > device = 'RTL8169 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter' J> > > class = network J> > > subclass = ethernet J> > J> > This is all on a fresh installation of FreeBSD-6.0-RELEASE updated to p3. J> > I have the full dmesg log and pciconf output attached (and mirrored at J> > http://www.nieser.net/files/re-problem/ incase the attachments don't come J> > through). Does anyone know what causes this, and possibly the solution? J> > Should I file a PR for this? J> J> I filled one a year ago, for the very same problem (encountered for two J> years now). See Problem Report kern/80005 for more information. I think J> that another user (Emmanuel Duros) tried to speak with Realtek on that J> point, not sure if there is feedback on it though... J> J> Sorry not to have better news. Is this NIC available outside of Clevo D41EV laptop? As PCI or PCMCIA card? -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE
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