Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:06:51 +0100 From: "Steven Hartland" <killing@multiplay.co.uk> To: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, "Vogel, Jack" <jack.vogel@intel.com> Subject: Re: Intel ix (X520) disconnects when manipulating ips? Message-ID: <A38BF553D0DF4B9385E88EBB2CEDC103@multiplay.co.uk> References: <4E85F36598CB480AA8B9706881573CB9@multiplay.co.uk><521514204B99427691043FF127B6E841@multiplay.co.uk><BANLkTim8AYL4q63QqRasMm_s9sQ7etBW6g@mail.gmail.com><EFEE51362EF946398B49940E7B869F52@multiplay.co.uk><BANLkTimJpU119K=4-SD56WMBycW08GhkBA@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTimJX5HPOnX=3hqf0Y=_n-Aqc4UoUg@mail.gmail.com>
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Just double checked on igb1 on the same machine, adding an alias causes
no loss in network from the primary or existing ip aliases for the nic.
So this should be eliminating most variables except the driver?
Regards
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com>
To: "Steven Hartland" <killing@multiplay.co.uk>
Cc: <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; "Vogel, Jack" <jack.vogel@intel.com>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: Intel ix (X520) disconnects when manipulating ips?
> OK, did some testing, this re-init with link transition will happen on both
> the 1G
> drivers as well as ixgbe, its due to the stack/ioctl behavior when you do
> the
> ifconfig.
>
> So, what are you comparing this to that DOESN'T do this?? If this were to
> be kept from happening I'm not sure where the responsible code would be
> but I'm pretty sure its not in the driver :)
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