[regression] The USB WiFi card stopped working: if_run doesn't create the 'run0' interface any more

[Kevin Oberman]

On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 12:17 PM, Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 2:13 PM Kevin Oberman <rkoberman at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:49 AM, Yuri <yuri at rawbw.com> wrote:
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>> > On 07/04/18 07:27, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
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>> >> Devd/devmatch is one of the largest changes recently,
>> >> it could be something in that code path.
>> >>
>> >> Do you get the if_run.ko module loaded?  What does kldstat show
>> >> immediately after boot and before you try to "fix" anything with
>> >> ifconfig.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> It definitely did create the run0 interface before, and now it doesn't.
>> >>>
>> >> I wonder if the kernel module is no longer loading...
>> >>
>> >
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>> > if_run.ko isn't loaded after boot. But I think it is supposed to be
>> loaded
>> > by devd too.
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>> >
>> > Yuri
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>> A quick perusal of /etc/devd.conf does not indicate that devd will load
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>> driver. It is possible that I missed something, but "run" i only
>> referenced
>> as a part of long regex to stop or start pccard-ether.
>>
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> Look at etc/devd/devmatch.conf....
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> Warner
>

Oops! That's why I said "quick perusal". (On my 11.2-STABLE system, it's in
/etc/devd/usb.conf) I don't have a system HEAD running here ATM.

Thanks!
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