From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 30 02:57:01 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8136DDA for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:57:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=1650b10a0f=killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from mail1.multiplay.co.uk (mail1.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 609948FC12 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:57:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r2d2 ([188.220.16.49]) by mail1.multiplay.co.uk (mail1.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) (MDaemon PRO v10.0.4) with ESMTP id md50000874486.msg for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:56:59 +0000 X-Spam-Processed: mail1.multiplay.co.uk, Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:56:59 +0000 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 188.220.16.49 X-Return-Path: prvs=1650b10a0f=killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Envelope-From: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Message-ID: From: "Steven Hartland" To: , "Jack Vogel" Subject: Missing / broken ixgbe sysctl's and tunables PR kern/173201 (patch included) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:56:58 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:57:01 -0000 I've been having issues getting a ixgbe (ix) device to link reliably in a decent amount of time at boot to 1Gbps switch connected on cat 5, even netwait was timing out. Having a dig in the code there's advertise_speed which seemed like it was just what I was looking for but unfortunately sysctl.conf is too late in the boot process to have any effect. Looking for the syscyl for ixgbe I found none so dug around and noticed all the tunables where missing sysctl's hence not displaying. In addition noticed enable_aim was using a common var instead of device independent which is what its config dev.ix.0.enable_aim indicated to me. I've created a patch to fix all of the above which can be found here in PR here when its been processed:- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=173201 Hope it helps. Regards Steve ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.