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Broadcom NIC Driver

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 7:05 pm
by tsdnz
Hi all, just wondering if anyone out there has implemented a Broadcom NIC driver?

Re: Broadcom NIC Driver

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:22 pm
by b.zaar
If you're looking for a working example maybe check out the Linux or FreeBSD source code.

Re: Broadcom NIC Driver

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:14 pm
by IanSeyler
Not that I'm aware of. I started a driver for the 57XX series but did not complete RX/TX functionality. Broadcom seems a bit more complicated compared to the Realtek or Intel NICs.

Re: Broadcom NIC Driver

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:40 pm
by tsdnz
If you're looking for a working example maybe check out the Linux or FreeBSD source code.
Thanks, I had the Linux source code but found it was fragmented, making it a little difficult to navigate.

Just downloaded FreeBSD, this is much better to follow.

Both have plenty of code.

Alistair

Re: Broadcom NIC Driver

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:43 pm
by tsdnz
Not that I'm aware of. I started a driver for the 57XX series but did not complete RX/TX functionality. Broadcom seems a bit more complicated compared to the Realtek or Intel NICs.
Yes, Intel was a breeze.
I have downloaded a few broadcom programmers guides.
They are a great read, very exciting, RDMA etc...
I did find them lacking in examples and the flow was a little tricky to follow.
Might just be the ones I have?
Looks like a great NIC though.

Alistair