From nobody Wed Jun 23 20:29:55 2021 X-Original-To: freebsd-arm@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D7B911D4B52 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:30:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpeddiem@gmail.com) Received: from mail-il1-f179.google.com (mail-il1-f179.google.com [209.85.166.179]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4G9FJJ2hTnz3pmV for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:30:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpeddiem@gmail.com) Received: by mail-il1-f179.google.com with SMTP id z1so3934432ils.0 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:30:24 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=QzfVolSbocfPFBj0RsdbBr3SFUKlXin1wXEO/Gsju7I=; b=jH8aAHSziMmxW0p5V/SUGWxRWROTNMeAzvG1uO9Au44GGiyQubdewmenApsyl3Oqeo XglQU3GMR/ABLK1UXrnppZzwtb1Y/KYwULQvZmNxY5nQNHVWwWrzNHmFBweOGlRj6Wqz wdBBxuWmG3d5rI3kTYZ3cRzLGzEBsde3MY6Cc2sB8aa8u0yzT+jlvWW9f8iJXo7BEH4S O/7K3RN4lYvJm9YOuMjUaCkmxyT2hejU838fyuZjvke1P8h0RqHaxiDYGryToqrTFW/X ReJAZxtc7Szom2qI3iXKuIL8CPCZSJ/PMyfCYx2FWnoCJ1KGlmrQgWjfSuZTGjK68yiL EI0Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533nEdsoa7zfVLp8MaRmN4ul+9kXp1PBNOeaIP8LOb18kyi32d28 GSwre5Oc/5xXD7X2QtiODfV288AQQ4p9/F7z8B3jf6xS7m0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzK1XQjNC/Zpj1343WSuoB5NnyD+2cc+SU9+Tu8MXFQvC4Qmgodd4yLWtnR9i8IgOYEGHJYZaypDV4dlXTnqj0= X-Received: by 2002:a92:c78d:: with SMTP id c13mr931654ilk.11.1624480222730; Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:30:22 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Ed Maste Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:29:55 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Status of bgx (ThunderX Eth driver) for FreeBSD 14? To: freebsd-arm Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4G9FJJ2hTnz3pmV X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of carpeddiem@gmail.com designates 209.85.166.179 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=carpeddiem@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.00 / 15.00]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:209.85.128.0/17]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[emaste@freebsd.org,carpeddiem@gmail.com]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[emaste@freebsd.org,carpeddiem@gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:209.85.128.0/17, country:US]; TO_DOM_EQ_FROM_DOM(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[209.85.166.179:from]; FREEFALL_USER(0.00)[carpeddiem]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-arm@freebsd.org]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[209.85.166.179:from:127.0.2.255]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[freebsd.org]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[209.85.166.179:from]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_POSSIBLE(0.00)[209.85.166.179:from]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-arm] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N The Ethernet driver for Marvell/Cavium ThunderX has a number of issues, including at least: - No man page (PR204414) - Driver does not build as a module (PR204415) - Locking issues (PR206310) - Multicast not implemented (PR223573) - Non-promiscuous not implemented (PR223575) I'd like to know how much interest there is in this driver/hardware, and if anyone is willing to work on improving it. If no one has any interest I will at least add a minimal man page and document the state of the driver there.