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Date:      Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:56:21 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 272686] missing network driver for Realtek RTL 8125BG
Message-ID:  <bug-272686-7501-0JI5FU07Lt@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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Stefan E=C3=9Fer <se@FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Stefan E=C3=9Fer <se@FreeBSD.org> ---
The RTL8125 driver is available as a port and package (net/realtek-re-kmod,
realtek-re-kmod), it is based on the driver sources provided by Realtek.

This driver is based on a very old version of the driver in FreeBSD, it lac=
ks
support for features that have been introduced into FreeBSD since the date =
when
Realtek created its fork (e.g. NETMAP, generic PHY support).

The advantage of the Realtek driver is that it provides some 30 device spec=
ific
firmware patches that work around the bugs of each supported chip.

I had started to merge the RTL8125 specific functionality into the FreeBSD
driver, 3 years ago, but have given up since Realtek considers programming
information for their chips confidential and the example drivers did not
contain all information required for integration into if_re and the generic=
 PHY
driver.

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