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Subject: Re: BCM5709S ethernet adapter driver.
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In message: <20090919.095624.-1408366588.imp@bsdimp.com>
            M. Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> writes:
: In message: <4AB49138.4090206@FreeBSD.org>
:             John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> writes:
: : Bob McClure wrote:
: : > Greetings Driver Experts.
: : > 
: : >   I am trying to find out if anyone is working on adding driver support for
: : > a Broadcom BCM5709S Ethernet adapter on FreeBSD.
: : > 
: : > 
: : > I will have the opportunity to migrate some of my servers to IBM LS42 Blade
: : > servers. I am told this is the only
: : > 
: : > adapter available, so selecting another interface at least at this point is
: : > not an option.
: : > 
: : > 
: : > Any input will be greatly appreciated.
: : 
: : A patch was recently posted to the lists from the forums I believe and 
: : marius@ was going to review it when he gets some time.  I believe the 
: : patch was reported as working for both 7 and 8.  I think it was posted 
: : to hackers@ IIRC.
: 
: Yes.  Sam and I have reviewed the patches as well, and there's
: problems with them.  While they appear to work, they are frobbing bits
: that shouldn't need to be frobbed relating to receiving beacons
: (effectively putting the card into promiscuous mode, iirc), which will
: have a performance problem.  This is why I've not just pushed the
: patches into the tree...

Ooops, wrong thread about a BCM part.  Ignore what I just said.  It
applies to a wireless part.

Warner