Re: PR/55822 CVS commit: src/sys/dev/pci

[Bert Kiers <kiers%original.xs4all.nl@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/55822; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bert Kiers <kiers%original.xs4all.nl@localhost>
To: Bert Kiers <kiers%original.xs4all.nl@localhost>
Cc: s ymgch <s.ymgch228%gmail.com@localhost>, gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost,
	Shoichi Yamaguchi <yamaguchi%netbsd.org@localhost>, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
	netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: PR/55822 CVS commit: src/sys/dev/pci
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 14:22:07 +0100

 On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 02:03:15PM +0100, Bert Kiers wrote:
 > On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 01:10:11PM +0100, Bert Kiers wrote:
 > > On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 10:45:40AM +0900, s ymgch wrote:
 > 
 > > > 2. Which driver version of ixl did the bhyve use?
 > > >    - This is not the FW version shown in a probe message.
 > > 
 > > I see
 > > 
 > > ixl0: <Intel(R) Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T - 2.3.0-k> mem 0xc4000000-0xc4ffffff,0xc5008000-0xc500ffff irq 36 at device 0.0 numa-domain 0 on pci8
 > > 
 > > so 2.3.0-k
 > > 
 > > On
 > > 
 > > https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25160/Intel-Network-Adapter-Driver-for-PCIe-40-Gigabit-Ethernet-Network-Connection-under-FreeBSD-
 > > 
 > > I see version 1.12.3.  I'll go try that.  But I do not understand how
 > > 2.3.0-k relates to 1.12.3 yet.
 > 
 > This needs the patch from
 > https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/intel-ix-driver-no-longer-compile-correcty-in-12-2.77603/
 > 
 > On the FreeBSD host now:
 > 
 > ixl0: <Intel(R) Ethernet Connection 700 Series PF Driver, Version - 1.12.3> mem 0xc4000000-0xc4ffffff,0xc5008000-0xc500ffff irq 36 at device 0.0 numa-domain 0 on pci8
 
 *and*
 
 the warning
 ```
 ixl2: The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image than expected.
 ixl2: Please install the most recent version of the network driver.
 ```
 is gone.  So 1.12.3 is newer than 2.3.0 somehow.
 
 > 
 > In the NetBSD VM, nothing changed.
  
 Grtnx,
 -- 
 Bert