Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:01:10 -0800 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Michael Gass <mgass@unix.csbsju.edu> Subject: Re: Why obsoleted if_watchdog interface ? Message-ID: <200906161001.10312.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <20090616154036.GC7334@unix.csbsju.edu> References: <20090616154036.GC7334@unix.csbsju.edu>
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On Tuesday 16 June 2009 07:40:36 Michael Gass wrote: > I installed an old 3Com network card in my machine (Pavilion 4455) > and it works fine, but I get the following warning in dmesg > > ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPO EtherLink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0 > ep0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface > ep0: Ethernet address: 00:01:02:69:4f:7c > ep0: [ITHREAD] > > What does "obsoleted if_watchdog interface" mean? Is it a problem that > I should try to do something about. A watchdog interface checks if the hardware is still responsive. The ep driver uses the old interface, which still works, but is replaced with a new interface. The driver should be updated, yet it has not happened and as such the driver may stop working in a future major release. I do not know the current status of if_watchdog and when it's scheduled to be removed. -- Mel
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