kern/136168: [em] em driver initialization fails on Intel 5000PSL motherboard

[Mike Burgett]

The following reply was made to PR kern/136168; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Mike Burgett" <mburgett at awen.com>
To: "bug-followup at FreeBSD.org" <bug-followup at FreeBSD.org>,
        "ssanders at opnet.com" <ssanders at opnet.com>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: kern/136168: [em] em driver initialization fails on Intel 5000PSL motherboard
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:49:22 -0800

 I am experiencing this error on the SuperMicro X8SIE-F motherboard on
 8.0-Stable, as of about a week ago.   The patch also works for me,
 but since I've only ever seen this on em0, never em1, I suspect there
 is a timing component when the hardware is first accessed during boot.
 
 It occurs far, far more frequently than 1 in 30 boots. (more like 1 in
 3 or 1 in 2)
 
 Thanks,
 Mike Burgett