Re: [s-x86] pcic patch (109921-03) for Solaris 8 x86

[Stuart Biggar <stu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I got some info from Sun today.  The warnings are caused
by a bug in the x86 version of the patch (they don't
show up in the Sparc version).  The bug id is 4362529.
A fix should be in a future release.

Stuart


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> Subject: [s-x86] pcic patch (109921-03) for Solaris 8 x86
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> I have a question or two about the new pcic patch for Solaris 8 that
> Sun recently released.  I know sun doesn't support notebooks but
> they did release a pcic (PCMCIA) patch for Solaris 8 (both x86 and
> sparc).  It is supposed to fix some long blocking of interrupts (bug
> id 4286161) and other things like pcata cards on some platform
> nicknamed "grover" (whatever that is!).
> 
> I installed it and my notebook still boots and finds the 3C589D
> PCMCIA network card.  However, during the boot I get several messages
> on the console and in /var/adm/messages.  I paste a piece cut from
> /var/adm/messages below:
> 
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 pcic: [ID 861274 kern.warning] WARNING: 
pcic_init_assigned: can't find available property for pcmcia
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 pci: [ID 370704 kern.info] PCI-device: pci1014,92@2, 
pcic0
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pcic0 is 
/pci@0,0/pci1014,92@2
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] 
/pci@0,0/pci1014,92@2/pcs@0 (pcs0) online
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 pcic: [ID 861274 kern.warning] WARNING: 
pcic_init_assigned: can't find available property for pcmcia
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 pci: [ID 370704 kern.info] PCI-device: pci1014,92@2,1, 
pcic1
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pcic1 is 
/pci@0,0/pci1014,92@2,1
> Oct  4 08:37:24 e770 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] 
/pci@0,0/pci1014,92@2,1/pcs@0 (pcs1) online
> Oct  4 08:37:27 e770 genunix: [ID 678236 kern.info] Ethernet address = 
0:60:8:8a:2e:f5
> Oct  4 08:37:27 e770 pcelx: [ID 157528 kern.info] pcelx1 (@0x0): 3COM 
EtherLink III (PCMCIA): ether (10baseT) 0:60:8:8a:2e:f5
> Oct  4 08:37:27 e770 pcmcia: [ID 580848 kern.info] pcelx0 at pcic@2,1 in 
socket 1
> Oct  4 08:37:27 e770 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pcelx0 is 
/pci@0,0/pci1014,92@2,1/network@1
> Oct  4 08:37:27 e770 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] 
/pci@0,0/pci1014,92@2,1/network@1 (pcelx0) online
> 
> I'm just wondering if these WARNINGS mean anything?  They
> are new since I installed the patch.
> 
> Is there something I should configure?
> 
> Machine is an IBM ThinkPad 770E (PII 266, 224 MB RAM, 30 GB
> IBM IBM-DJSA-230 IDE hard disk).  Xi Graphics X server.
> Fully patched according to the 03/Oct/00 patchdiag.xref file
> expect for 109952 and some old PPP patches that I don't think
> are required with the Solstice PPP 3.0.1 installed from the Solaris
> 8 admin pack CD.
> 
> [e770:/var/adm]# uname -a
> SunOS e770 5.8 Generic_108529-02 i86pc i386 i86pc
> 
> The applicable output of prtconf -vD:
> 
>         pci1014,92, instance #1 (driver name: pcic)
>             System software properties:
>                 name <interrupt-priorities> length <4>
>                     value <0x0b000000>.
>             Driver properties:
>                 name <device_type> length <7>
>                     value 'pccard'
>                 name <controller> length <8>
>                     value 'PCI1250'
>             Interrupt Specifications:
>                 Interrupt Priority=0x0 (ipl 0)
>             pcs, instance #1 (driver name: pcs)
>                 Register Specifications:
>                     Phys hi=0x0, Phys lo=0x0, Phys len=0
>             network, instance #0 (driver name: pcelx)
>                 Driver properties:
>                     name <chosen-interrupt> length <8>
>                         value <0x0100000000000000>.
>                     name <interrupts> length <4>
>                         value <0x01000000>.
>                     name <reg> length <36>
>                         value 
<0x000800240000000000000000000800240000000000200000000800210000000010000000>.
>                 Hardware properties:
>                     name <device_type> length <8>
>                         value 'network'
>                     name <model> length <55>
>                         value '3Com Corporation,3C589D,TP/BNC LAN Card Ver. 
2a,000002'
>                     name <socket> length <4>
>                         value <0x01000000>.
>                     name <compatible> length <99>
>                         value 
'pccard,3Com_Corporation,3C589D,TP/BNC_LAN_Card_Ver._2a,000002' + 
'pccard101,589' + 'pccard,network' + 'network'
>                 Register Specifications:
>                     Phys hi=0x24000800, Phys lo=0x0, Phys len=0
>                     Phys hi=0x24000800, Phys lo=0x0, Phys len=2000
>                     Phys hi=0x21000800, Phys lo=0x0, Phys len=10
>                 Interrupt Specifications:
>                     Interrupt Priority=0xb (ipl 11), vector=0x3 (3)
> 
> If it makes any difference, dma is enabled for IDE.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stuart
> 
> 
>