> -----Original Message----- > From: Damien Fleuriot [mailto:m...@my.gd] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:54 PM > To: Devin Teske > Cc: Steven Hartland; freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Devin Teske; Ali Okan > YÜKSEL > Subject: Re: disadvantages of running 8.3 kernel on freebsd 8.2 system > > > On 17 Jan 2013, at 20:27, Devin Teske <devin.te...@fisglobal.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jan 17, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Steven Hartland wrote: > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Devin Teske" > >> <devin.te...@fisglobal.com> > >>> You're the perfect person to help us figure out why when we: > >>> > >>> 1. back-port mfi(4) from stable/8 into releng/8.3 (8.3-RELEASE-p5 at the > >>> time > of back-port) > >>> > >>> 2. Succeed in getting 8.3 to boot on Thunderbolt card > >>> > >>> 3. mfiutil produces Inappropriate ioctl for device > >>> > >>> Even after… > >>> > >>> 4. Recompiling mfiutil from stable/8 (albeit in a releng/8.3 build > >>> environment > -- back ported headers applied for new macros even) > >>> > >>> Any hints on where to go next to restore mfiutil access? > >> > >> You also need to backport mfiutil too. > >> > >> I have a patch set for 8.3 which include latest mfi driver, mfiutil and > >> a large set of mfi driver fixes, even head has some rather serious issues > >> although mainly around error handling on tbolt cards. > >> > >> We're running this in production so believe its a good stable set. > >> > >> If you would like the patch set just let me know. > >> > > > > I can't resist when you combine words like "production" and "8.3" (smiles) > > > > ? > > Are you saying 8.3 isn't production worthy ?
With the right hardware, yes, that's what we're experiencing with latent hardware that we've been tasked with benchmarking. > Works like a charm here for us. 50+ boxes running 8.x, most of which are > 8-stable. > But I bet you're not sitting 88 units of Thunderbolt cards that don't work in 8.3. 8.3 is also exhibiting major problems with the igb-based NICs on those same 88 units. > No offence meant, but I'd take 8.3 over 9.x any day. > Any night too, for that matter. > (smiles) > YMMV but PF + pfsync + carp (and some boxes with nginx or relayd on top) is > pretty good for our workload on 8.3. I do indeed appreciate the vote of confidence. The hope is that when we get through our mfi and igb problems that 8.3 will be a slammin' victory on this hardware (but until then, we're fighting the good fight). -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
