From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 13 21:34:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA19552 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:34:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gras-varg.worldgate.com (skafte@gras-varg.worldgate.com [198.161.84.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA19544; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:34:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from skafte@worldgate.com) Received: (from skafte@localhost) by gras-varg.worldgate.com (8.8.8/8.6.12) id WAA20007; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:34:24 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <19980113223423.38257@worldgate.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:34:23 -0700 From: Greg Skafte To: Lyndon Nerenberg Cc: john@mailhost.cas.unt.edu, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3com 3C509B Combo card References: <199801131506.JAA26146@www.cas.unt.edu> <199801140514.WAA11772@ve7tcp.ampr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88 In-Reply-To: <199801140514.WAA11772@ve7tcp.ampr.org>; from Lyndon Nerenberg on Tue, Jan 13, 1998 at 10:14:40PM -0700 Organization: WorldGate Inc. X-PGP-Fingerprint: 42 9C 2C A8 4D 2B C9 C4 7D B6 00 B0 50 47 20 97 X-URL: http://gras-varg.worldgate.com/~skafte Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk The machine in question has been running a 3c509B combo card since 2.0.5 with little incendent until early December under RELENG_2_2 . I haven't looked into the CVS trees yet to see what has changed yet. I see that the time stamp on if_ep.c is Dec 1 and if_epflags.h is Jan 9 ..... but nothing further .... Quoting Lyndon Nerenberg (lyndon@ve7tcp.ampr.org) On Subject: Re: 3com 3C509B Combo card Date: Tue, Jan 13, 1998 at 10:14:40PM -0700 > Okay, I'm stumped. I've run 509B's (and plain old 509's) since they > came out, in a lot of busy production critical servers, running FreeBSD > and just about anything else for x86 that networked. I've found them to > be nothing but rock solid reliable. > > Do we know who originated the "buggy" comment in the kernel config? > Would someone like to volunteer to track back through CVS and see > who originated it? Would the originator care to explain the comment? > > Personally, I think the whole "buggy" statement is bogus, and has been > for quite some time. Lacking evidence to the contrary the comment should > be squelched before this business of buggy 509's reaches the status > of urban legend :-) > > --lyndon (getting 800+KB/s on his 509's at home, at work at ...) -- Email: skafte@worldgate.com Voice: +403 413 1910 Fax: +403 421 4929 #575 Sun Life Place * 10123 99 Street * Edmonton, AB * Canada * T5J 3H1 -- -- When things can't get any worse, they simplify themselves by getting a whole lot worse then complicated. A complete and utter disaster is the simplest thing in the world; it's preventing one that's complex. (Janet Morris)