Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 09:24:42 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Testers needed!] WiFi drivers changes Message-ID: <629172.74920.bm@smtp120.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <20150529133535.GT73119@glebius.int.ru>
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> As part of the "opaque ifnet project" [1], we are doing some code shake > with all IEEE802.11 (read WiFi) drivers. The drivers, that provide a parent > interface for the wlan(4) interface. > The core idea is that parent device loses its ifnet(9) structure. The > code is already complete for the stack, but only 2 drivers are converted > to new KPI: iwn(4) and bwi(4). We got 22 more drivers left. The changes > are quite mechanical, but nevertheless testing is required before committing. > So, if you run FreeBSD head and wlan(4), please sign up here as tester: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/projects/ifnet/net80211 > As soon as I see testers there, I will start converting more drivers. > For those who want to review the patch, or even help with converting, > you are welcome here: > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2655 > Waiting for your feedback :) > [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/projects/ifnet > Totus tuus, Glebius. There are two I could test: athn and rsu, but neither fits iwn or bwi, and athn is not in FreeBSD src at all. athn is in NetBSD-current and 7.0_BETA, sometimes is able to connect, but usually I get athn0: could not load firmware (35) Always fails with OpenBSD on USB stick (liveusb-openbsd.sourceforge.net), also fails with kernels from OpenBSD 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7 as does Ethernet (re); no success with rsu either in OpenBSD. I see on the website that sys/dev/re was tested. I notice, since the most recent change (2015-04-09) in sys/dev/re, that this Ethernet now works for me on new computer where it didn't before: MSI Z77 MPOWER motherboard. Also, the latest fix (2015-01-05) to sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_rsu.c seems to make Hiro H50191 USB WLAN adapter work again. This success is on current amd64 and i386; no such success on FreeBSD 10.1-STABLE. But my installed ports date to last July 26; I installed lang/gcc-aux last August 17; started updating last May 12 but hit a snag on the png update reverse dependencies, now am starting over on a new GPT partition while preserving the old (current amd64). Tom
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