bge watchdog timeout -- resetting problem on recent update

[Jung-uk Kim]

On Tuesday 01 May 2007 05:46 am, Jason Chang wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> After further testing, we concluded that
>
> 1. sysctl
>    hw.pci.enable_msi
>    hw.pci.enable_msix
>    does not change the result. bge still timeout.

Okay.

> 2. using latest(2007/04) 7-current source does not have this
> problem.

That's weird.  The only difference between -CURRENT and -STABLE is 
this:

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c.diff?r1=1.91.2.21;r2=1.186

Are you sure it is okay with -CURRENT?

Ah, I see that you have IPMI module.  Can you add the following line 
in /boot/loader.conf:

hw.bge.allow_asf="1"

and reboot?

> 3. we are very sure the problem results from
>    if_bge.c 1.91.2.21
>    if_bgereg.h 1.36.2.10
>    brgphy.c 1.34.2.13
>    which are all commited at 2007/03/21 22:53
>
> Please help to check the source code and find out why it affects
> bge (BCM 5704 and 5714) network nics.

Let me know how it goes.

Jung-uk Kim