Re: Questions about porting 3.3 on 875P

[Michael Shalayeff <mickey@lucifier.net>]

Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from Alexandre H:
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> Yes i know for em :
> 
> > CVSROOT:    /cvs
> > Module name:    src
> > Changes by:    henric@cvs.openbsd.org    2003/06/13 13:21:21
> >
> > Modified files:
> >     sys/dev/pci    : if_em.c if_em.h if_em_hw.c if_em_hw.h 
> >                      if_em_osdep.h
> > Log message:
> > Sync with FreeBSD's "em".
> >
> > ok deraadt@
> 
> 
> I will test this week i hope.
> But for pcidevs you must know that i use the update since one week.
> And since two days we can add the RNG, i think mickey will do it this
> next days.

rng is a false call.

> 
> >* Alexandre H <openbsdah@wanadoo.fr> [030529 11:52]:
> >  
> >
> >>Now the questions :
> >>0] Somebody have made something with the ICFH5 or the 82547 ?
> >>Yes i know, i shall have ask before, i am perfectly aware for all the
> >>drawbacks, i know too much.
> >>
> >>1] Somebody can adapte the 82547 driver (and implicitly 82541) ?
> >>If yes and if you succeed the compilation, send me the sources i will
> >>test it.
> >>
> >>2] What is the tool for editing pcidevs.h and pcidevs_data.h ?
> >>
> >>This task will be a good thing for OpenBSD 3.3 because it will work with
> >>the 865 too, it has the ICH5 and optionaly the 82547. For a "little"
> >>effort OpenBSD can support the last ICH and two new gigabit ethernet
> >>controllers !
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Can you install a snapshot and give it a try?  The em gigabit driver has
> >been updated in -current and should support the 82547 now.  Also, grange
> >added the devices you reported to pcidevs so that should work as well.
> >
> >David
> 


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    paranoic mickey       (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)