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Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet Driver
For Windows Vista (Longhorn) 32/64 bit versions
Copyright (c) 2000-2008 Broadcom Corporation
All rights reserved.
Version 11.9.0.0 January 29, 2008
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1. Problem:
CQ33564 - BACS MAC loopback test fails when test is running without cable.
Cause:
Bootcode version after v3.23 has enabled GPHY DLL Auto Power Down by default.
When there is no cable, GPHY DLL Auto Power Down starts to work and makes test fail.
Change:
Change driver to disable GPHY DLL Auto-Power Down when running MAC loopback test
and then retore GPHY DLL Auto-Power Down Bit to original value.
Impact:
Resolve issue and this is for 5764M/5784M/5723 B0 only.
Enhancements:
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1. Request:
Add GPHY APD and GPHY DLL Auto-Power Down for 5764M/5784M/5723 B0.
Change:
Driver needs to read the share memory to determine how the GPHY Auto Power Down
feature is enabled/disabled by the user.
2. Request:
The GPHY workaround needs to be applied with the GPHY DLL Auto-Power Down Bit set.
Change:
Set GPHY DLL Auto-Power Down Bit before applying GPHY workaround and then restore
GPHY DLL Auto-Power Down Bit to original value.
Impact:
This is for 5764M/5784M/5723 B0 only.
Version 11.8.0.0 January 25, 2008
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Enhancements:
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1. Request:
Enable IPV6 RX Checksum Offload for 5764M/5784M/5723
Change:
Make driver to advertise IPV6 RX Checksum Offload capability for 5764M/5784M/5723.
Version 11.7.0.0 January 24, 2008
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1. Problem:
CQ33519 - 5784M fails at external loopback test fail.
Cause:
Device doesn't get linked and test application can't receive enough packets during the test.
Change:
Disable Link Speed/Link Aware/Airplane Power Mode and avoid setting PHY trim registers
while in external loopback test.
Impact:
Resolve CQ33519
Enhancements:
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1. Request:
Disable Link Speed/Link Aware/Airplane Power Mode while running MAC Loopback Test for 5784M B0.
Change:
Make driver to disable Link Speed/Link Aware/Airplane Power Mode while running MAC loopback Test.
2. Request:
Implement CQ31680/CQ32765 CLKREQ workaround for 5784M Ax revision.
Change:
Clear bit_16 of register 0x7d00 and clear bit_29 of register 0x68A4.
3. Request:
Enable IPV6 LSO support for 5764M/5784M/5723
Change:
Make driver to advertise IPV6 LSO capability for 5764M/5784M/5723.
4. Request:
GPHY earl-wake-dac mode must be enabled before MAC 10mb rx only mode is enabled.
Change:
Whenever driver issues a reset to the GPHY, GPHY early-dac-dac mode will be disabled.
Driver needs to disable CPMU 10mb rx only mode before resetting GPHY. Then later
driver can re-enable the 10mb rx only mode. It's for 5764M/5784M/5723 B0 only.
5. Request:
Implement new GPHY Workaround for 5784M/5764M/5723 B0.
Change:
Driver reads workaround parameters from OTP Memory and then configures GPHY accordingly.
Version 11.6.0.0 January 11, 2008
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1. Problem:
NDIS6 driver fails 1c_ioctlcoverage test.
Cause:
NDISTest is unable to query the OID : OID_GEN_SUPPORTED_GUIDS.
Change:
Make driver to report successful status while doing the query.
Impact:
Passing 1c_ioctlcoverage test.
Version 11.5.0.0 January 11, 2008
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1. Problem:
CQ33072 - NDIS6 driver fails infTest in WLK 1.1
Cause:
Inf strings under [ParamsNT8021p] section are non-localizable.
Change:
Replaced hardcoded text with localizable strings.
Impact:
Resolve CQ33072.
2. Problem:
CQ33122 - NDIS6 driver fails 2c_mini6rsssendrecv in Ndistest 6.0 of WLK 1.1
Cause:
There is a logical error in code and it makes driver can't disable RSS as ndistest
expected while doing RSS disabling test with zero "Hash Function Information" and
non-zero "Indirection Table Size".
Change:
Correct the logical error to make driver disable device RSS function successfully.
Impact:
Resolve CQ33122.
3. Problem:
CQ32886 - Ndis6: SUT locks up when running cable analysis test while passing chariot traffic
Cause:
System hung while driver was trying to acquire a spin lock in UM_CheckForHang(). Driver was
making two continuous main lock acquisitions. The first one came from UM_QueryInformation(),
when BACS passed T3_OID_DIAG_SUSPEND to driver during the test. The second one came from
UM_CheckForHang(), which was called by NDIS every two seconds.
Change:
Make driver doesn't acquire main lock in UM_CheckForHang while cable analysis is still running.
Impact:
Resolve CQ32886 issue.
4. Problem:
CQ30853 - Soledad fails 1c_kernelcalls test script
Cause:
DbgBreakPoint() is used in free build driver
Change:
Remove DbgBreakPoint() from free build driver
Impact:
Resolve CQ30853 issue.
5. Problem:
CQ30850 - Soledad fails 1c_wmicoverage test script
Cause:
The WMI method that ndistest is using does NOT return any class derived from Win32_PerfRawData class.
It only returns "normal" WMI classes. However, the WMI class we provided is derived from Win32_PerfRawData
class and it's used for graphing driver data to perfmon.exe along with some OS¡¦s provided perf data.
Change:
Create a registry key to control driver for enabling/disabling WMI perf counts.
Impact:
Resolve CQ30850 issue.
Enhancements:
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1. Request:
CQ33252 - Add 4 part IDs for specific OEM
Change:
Added new IDs
2. Request:
Change the Copyright information to include 2008 for all SW modules
Change:
Change the Copyright information to include 2008 in related files.
3. Request:
Implement driver workaround for 5784M GPHY related issues.
Change:
Add code changes for the workaround.
Version 11.4.0.0 December 10, 2007
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1. Problem:
CQ32573 - Failed to resume normal speedlink after power saving mode.
Cause:
Device has a problem with logic that handles the automatic switching of the burst mode
to non-burst mode when the core clock is switching from 62.5MHz to slow clock modes.
Change:
Disable WDMA Rx Accel mode to workaround this issue.
Impact:
Resolve CQ32573 issue.
2. Problem:
CQ32692 - BSOD in Vista with driver while running common scenario stress
Cause:
Driver incorrectly cleans 5784M RX return ring producer index during system suspend/resume
from sleep. This makes driver get stuck when OS is trying put system into sleep again.
While OS is telling driver to put device into D3, driver can't complete IRP (IRP_MJ_POWER
/IRP_MN_SET_POWER) and this causes system BSOD with Bug check - DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE.
Change:
Make driver to behave correctly - not clean 5784M RX return ring producer index during
system suspend/resume from sleep.
Impact:
Resolve CQ32692.
Enhancements:
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1. Request:
Add support for 5784M A2 devices.
Change:
Make driver to keep all SW A0/A1 workarounds for A2
2. Request:
CQ32683,CQ32780 - Add 4 part IDs for specific OEM
Change:
Added new IDs
Version 11.3.0.0 November 08, 2007
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Enhancements:
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1. Request:
Add support for 5784M A1 devices.
Change:
Make driver to keep all SW A0 workarounds for A1
2. Request:
Disable Link Speed Mode and Link Aware Mode while running MAC Loopback Test for 5784M A0 & A1.
Change:
Make driver to disable Link Speed and Link Aware mode while running MAC loopback Test.
3. Request:
For CQ31702 - SW needs to Configure LED Mode default to MAC Mode instead of GPHY Mode
Change:
Configure LED Mode default to MAC Mode for 5784M A0 & A1.
Version 11.2.0.0 October 24, 2007
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1. Problem:
CQ31830 - System hangs when put it into S3 and S4 or disable the adapter with WOL disabled.
Cause:
When WOL is not needed, driver will power down GPHY for saving power. When GPHY powers down,
GPHY DLL stops provinding clock to mac core and this causes memory read completion timeout.
Change:
Make mac core clock switching before powering down GPHY.
Impact:
Resolve CQ31830 issue.
Enhancements:
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1. Request:
CQ31815 - Blue screen on boot if no network cable attached.
Change:
Remove codes that enables GPHY APD (Auto Powerdown) in driver. The GPHY APD is now handled by
the CPMU when Link Aware is enabled.
2. Request:
CQ31619 - 5784M A0 failed DMA Write Engine Lock Up when Link Speed Mode Enabled with
10Mb Traffic and Core clock is 1.5MHz
Change:
Slow down the core clock to 6.25Mhz in 10mb, Link Aware Mode or 10mb Link Speed Mode for 5784M A0.
Version 11.01.0.0 October 17, 2007
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1. Enhancement request
Merged 5784M code from branch to mainline.
Version 11.00 October 9, 2007
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1. Initial release for 5784M
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