Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite works multi-user with -CURRENT.

[Warner Losh]

On May 20, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Milan Obuch wrote:

> On Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:18 +0100, Joe Holden <lists at rewt.org.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>> Milan Obuch wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 May 2013 07:25:30 -0600, Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On May 20, 2013, at 3:06 AM, Milan Obuch wrote:
>>>> 
> 
> [ snip ]
> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am trying to compile new kernel to test GPIO pins, however, no
>>>>> success for some time - kernel linking ends with error:
>>>>> 
>>>>> linking kernel.debug
>>>>> ld: kernel.debug: warning: allocated section `.sdata' not in
>>>>> segment ethernet-common.o: In function `cvm_assign_mac_address':
>>>>> /usr/src/sys/mips/cavium/octe/ethernet-common.c:110: undefined
>>>>> reference to
>>>>> `cvmx_mgmt_port_num_ports' /usr/src/sys/mips/cavium/octe/ethernet-common.c:110:
>>>>> relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_26 against
>>>>> `cvmx_mgmt_port_num_ports' *** Error code 1
>>>>> 
>>>>> Searching in /sys/mips/cavium for cvmx_mgmt_port_num_ports is not
>>>>> successfull - any insight here?
>>>> This is in the sys/contrib/octeon-sdk tree. I've built kernels
>>>> since then.
>>>> 
>>>> Warner
>>> 
>>> Thanks, I found it - device octm was unknowingly commented out.
>>> Maybe as I have no octm in devinfo I left it out, no idea. Now it
>>> works.
>>> 
>>> Back to the original talk - GPIO. I found on Edgerouter Lite pin 11
>>> is used for reset switch - aka 'Factory Default' button.
>>> 
>>> Status is
>>> pin 11:	1	F/D<IN>, caps:<IN,OUT>
>>> when not pressed and
>>> pin 11:	0	F/D<IN>, caps:<IN,OUT>
>>> when pressed.
>>> 
>>> However, I found a problem with ethernet driver. It works only in
>>> gigabit mode - connected to 100baseT switch is correctly
>>> negotiated, it seems, but no traffic flows, either way, probably.
>>> What could I do to diagnose root cause of this problem?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Milan
> 
>> I haven't seen that, but as a buildworld+kernel takes a couple of
>> days I'm a week or so behind (I know I know, cross building, but
>> still)
>> 
> 
> Well, I use both cross building and native building. My devices are not
> the top in speed scale, so both building moethods are usable for me.
> Native building is kind of stability benchmark for me... Anyway,
> sometimes I am a bit behind, too.

I'm surprised you said a week. Buildworld for me is 8 hours, and a kernel build without modules is on the order of 2-4 (I haven't kept as close a track of that). But this is on my eval board with a 6-core 600MHz processor.

Warner