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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf options src/sys/dev/bge if_bge.c 
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Doug White wrote:

>  Backout the change I made before 5.4-R since I wasn't aware that it was 
> only
>  a problem with one particular switch module.  Create a kernel option
>  BGE_FAKE_AUTONEG that restores the 5.4 behavior, which should make the 
> DNLK
>  switch module work. IBM/Intel blades with Intel or AD switch modules 
> should
>  work without patching or kernel options with this commit.

Should this be a tunable or other boot-time/run-time modifiable setting? 
It would be a shame to have to recompile my kernel if I buy the wrong 
switch module...

Robert N M Watson