[Bug 272686] missing network driver for Realtek RTL 8125BG

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272686

Stefan Eßer <se@FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Stefan Eßer <se@FreeBSD.org> ---
The RTL8125 driver is available as a port and package (net/realtek-re-kmod,
realtek-re-kmod), it is based on the driver sources provided by Realtek.

This driver is based on a very old version of the driver in FreeBSD, it lacks
support for features that have been introduced into FreeBSD since the date when
Realtek created its fork (e.g. NETMAP, generic PHY support).

The advantage of the Realtek driver is that it provides some 30 device specific
firmware patches that work around the bugs of each supported chip.

I had started to merge the RTL8125 specific functionality into the FreeBSD
driver, 3 years ago, but have given up since Realtek considers programming
information for their chips confidential and the example drivers did not
contain all information required for integration into if_re and the generic PHY
driver.

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