Realtek re(4) driver

[Mike Tancsa]

On 4/11/2018 10:12 AM, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
>> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166724
> 
> I have put that bug back on a public bug list (net at freebsd.org) so
> that it appears in the nag mails sent out periodically.
> 
> I think I might have some of that hardware around here, but not sure
> if it is that specific chip.  I do know that some "re(4)" cards
> work just fine with FreeBSD, but others have issues, I suspect the
> ones that have issues are ones that have hardware bugs that need
> a specific software work around.

Over the years I have had mixed results with re nics.  Some work as
expected, others with issues. I think a big part of the problem is that
there are so many varieties out there. That being said, I run into
similar issues on Linux from time to time with these NICs, so its not
just a FreeBSD problem.  Just the other week, on a new MSI RYZEN board
(MS-7A34), I found I could wedge the onboard NIC without too much effort
doing some network stress tests. (kernel is 4.4.0-119).  Havent tried
this board on FreeBSD however.

	---Mike



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