if_ed_isa.c change to support pnp on compaq lte dock

Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Sat Jan 14 20:14:52 PST 2006


> This is regarding 5.4-RELEASE-p9 running on a Compaq LTE (Pentium-based) 
> laptop connected to a docking station.  A patch for if_ed_isa.c is 
> included below.  The Compaq LTE docking station includes an 
> ne2000-compatible ethernet interface, and using device.hints that match 
> the port and irq configured in the bios works just fine when booting 
> from a powered-off state.

OK.

> The system has a plug-n-play bios that knows about this device:
> 	PNP8160: adding irq mask 0x800
> 	PNP8160: adding io range 0x340-0x35f, size=0x20, align=0x20
> 	pnpbios: handle 21 device ID PNP8160 (6081d041)
> But the ed driver in 5.4-RELEASE doesn't attach to it automatically.
> I made the obvious change, adding the device id to the table:
> 
> *** if_ed_isa.c 2006/01/13 19:23:23     1.1
> --- if_ed_isa.c 2006/01/13 19:25:18
> ***************
> *** 59,64 ****
> --- 59,65 ----
>          { 0x0090252a,   NULL },         /* JQE9000 */
>          { 0x0020832e,   NULL },         /* KTC2000 */
>          { 0x4cf48906,   NULL },         /* ATIf44c */
> +       { 0x6081d041,   NULL },         /* PNP8160 */
>          { 0,            NULL }
>    };
> 
> After removing the device.hints, the system now reports:
> ed0: <PNP8160> at port 0x340-0x35f irq 11 on isa0
> both on cold boots and warm restarts, and does not hang.  Hurray!
> 
> Was there a better way to accomplish this?  If no, can the change to add 
> this device id get incorporated into future FreeBSD releases?

Committed.  This is the best way to add an ID.

Warner


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