Re: port-i386/59584: bge0 fails load properly at boot

[Christophe Prévotaux <cp%rural-networks.com@localhost>]

On Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:30:02 +0000 (UTC)
"Michael van Elst via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost> shaped the electrons to
say:

> The following reply was made to PR port-i386/59584; it has been noted by
> GNATS.
> 
> From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
> To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: port-i386/59584: bge0 fails load properly at boot
> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:25:21 -0000 (UTC)
> 
>  cp%rural-networks.com@localhost writes:
>  
>  ># pcictl pci0 dump -b 4 -d 0 -f 0
>  >PCI configuration registers:
>  >  Common header:
>  >    0x00: 0x169d14e4 0x00100006 0x02000021 0x00000010
>  
>  >    Vendor Name: Broadcom (0x14e4)
>  >    Device Name: BCM5789 NetLink 1000baseT Ethernet (0x169d)
>  [...]
>  
>  >  Type 0 ("normal" device) header:
>  >    0x10: 0x00000004 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
>  >    0x20: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000007 0x00941025
>  >    0x30: 0x00000000 0x00000048 0x00000000 0x0000010a
>  
>  >    Base address register at 0x10
>  >      type: 64-bit nonprefetchable memory
>  >      base: 0x0000000000000000
>  
>  
>  BIOS/ACPI didn't configure a base address.
>  
>  Maybe there is a BIOS setting changing this, like Option Prom enable
>  or disable devices above 4GB.
>  
>  It's also possible that you need 64bit addressing and a PAE kernel
>  to access the interface.
>  
>  


There is no such option in BIOS of this machine, but if such a case if possible
why is the kernel not PAE by default ? 

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