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Subject: Re: Unusable Emulex "oce" driver version in -STABLE, 9.3  and CURRENT
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From: Borja Marcos <borjam@sarenet.es>
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On Jun 18, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Borja Marcos wrote:

> Just a follow-up.=20
>=20
> I ran the tests on 9.3-BETA3. It doesn't panic, but the interface =
freezes and it's unable to transmit packets. So, it's still unusable.
>=20
> Now I'm installing the new driver and trying again. Will take time, I =
have installed the system to a pendrive.=20

Tried with the new driver on 9.3-BETA3.

=
http://www.emulex.com/downloads/emulex/drivers/freebsd/freebsd-91-amd64/dr=
ivers/

It doesn't compile cleanly but commenting out an ifdef/endif made it =
compile.

It works, at least with 2 minutes of traffic I didn't see it freeze or =
hang.  I can load and unload the extension, no problems.

I've updated the bug report. I am posting this just in case someone is =
not following freebsd-net.






Borja.