On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Harald Schmalzbauer < h.schmalzba...@omnilan.de> wrote:
> schrieb Jack Vogel am 07.09.2012 18:53 (localtime): > > OH, now things are clearer, this is a client part, and it is supported > > by the em driver, > > I don't know why loading igb would have any effect. If you load native > > FreeBSD 8.3 or > > 9.1 this device should work. > > > > The only case where you "pass through" a PCI device to a VM guest that > > I am familiar > > with is using Linux/KVM and SRIOV, meaning you give the guest a VF, > > this support is > > in the igb and ixgbe drivers. > > > > This device is in the chipset, so I was told that a) passing it thru > > is problematic because > > its not really a standalone NIC, and it is probably dependent on > > resources in the chipset > > that are not being given to the guest, b) there is no real gain with > > this hardware doing this, > > you can get performance using the normal virtual device connection. > > > > Bottom line, its possible this could be made to work, but I've not > > done it, and its not > > something I'm able to support. > > Great to hear that 82579 is generally supported by em (4), which should > be updated by the way. > What do you mean it should be updated? As I said, its in the driver in the latest 8 and 9 releases, what version are you using that you don't see it? > I'm doing the passthrough not for performance resons in this case, but > because ESXi5 doesn't iteslf support the 82579. > My idea was to make it usable anyway by passing it through to my FreeBSD > Guest. Since I've done the same many times for SAS controllers (for > performance reasons in that case) successfully with FreeBSD, my idea was > not too absurd ;-) But I think I can confirm that you are right and > passthrough with chipset-integrated devices is different (for ESXi), > since the 82579 passed through to a XP-guest doesn't work either! > > Thanks, > > -Harry > > Sorry, that this strategy can't work for you at the moment :( Welcome, Jack _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
