From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 3 01:10:03 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D1451065670 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:10:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4943C8FC1A for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:10:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o131A3um018879 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:10:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o131A3do018878; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:10:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:10:03 GMT Message-Id: <201002030110.o131A3do018878@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org From: "Mike Burgett" Cc: Subject: Re: kern/136168: [em] em driver initialization fails on Intel 5000PSL motherboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mike Burgett List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:10:03 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/136168; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Mike Burgett" To: "bug-followup@FreeBSD.org" , "ssanders@opnet.com" Cc: Subject: Re: kern/136168: [em] em driver initialization fails on Intel 5000PSL motherboard Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:49:22 -0800 I am experiencing this error on the SuperMicro X8SIE-F motherboard on 8.0-Stable, as of about a week ago. The patch also works for me, but since I've only ever seen this on em0, never em1, I suspect there is a timing component when the hardware is first accessed during boot. It occurs far, far more frequently than 1 in 30 boots. (more like 1 in 3 or 1 in 2) Thanks, Mike Burgett