Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 10:49:01 -0800 From: Artem Belevich <art@freebsd.org> To: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Intel 82574 issue reported on Slashdot Message-ID: <CAFqOu6iJV9e6BZpLHi=2ifHE=4%2BUZ1nUXZa_PZDXEmDQO_%2Bw1g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFOYbc=kYHRBet_M_3-U_6JkBqos4tF1oMamYKXswsvRyG3cuw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFOYbc=kYHRBet_M_3-U_6JkBqos4tF1oMamYKXswsvRyG3cuw@mail.gmail.com>
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Jack, How do I tell whether my motherboards are made by 'specific manufacturer' and whether NICs there are affected? Broadcasting packet of death is not a very good method in production environment. EEPROM dump on my 82574L NICs on Supermicro X9SAE-V motherboard do match the 'bad' EEPROM mentioned in the http://www.kriskinc.com/intel-pod --Artem On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> wrote: > For those that may have run across the story on Slashdot about this NIC, > here is our statement: > > Recently there were a few stories published, based on a blog post by an > end-user, suggesting specific network packets may cause the Intel=AE 8257= 4L > Gigabit Ethernet Controller to become unresponsive until corrected by a > full platform power cycle. > > Intel was made aware of this issue in September 2012 by the blogs author. > Intel worked with the author as well as the original motherboard > manufacturer to investigate and determine root cause. Intel root caused t= he > issue to the specific vendor=92s mother board design where an incorrect > EEPROM image was programmed during manufacturing. We communicated the > findings and recommended corrections to the motherboard manufacturer. > > It is Intel=92s belief that this is an implementation issue isolated to a > specific manufacturer, not a design problem with the Intel 82574L Gigabit > Ethernet controller. Intel has not observed this issue with any > implementations which follow Intel=92s published design guidelines. Inte= l > recommends contacting your motherboard manufacturer if you have continued > concerns or questions whether your products are impacted. > Here is the link: > > http://communities.intel.com/community/wired/blog/2013/02/07/intel-82574l= -gigabit-ethernet-controller-statement > > Any questions or concerns may be sent to me. > > Cheers, > > Jack > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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