Mellanox ConnectX-2 VLAN
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I am trying to use a Mellanox ConnectX-2 with pfSense as 10G SFP+ connection to a MikroTik Cloud switch. Everything seems to work fine, the interface shows up and iperf shows full speed, but whenever I create a VLAN interface on the interface pfSense crashes.
After the crash, the VLAN interface shows as assigned but anything trying to connect on that VLAN fails.
I downloaded the the FreeBSD drivers, packed and moved to /boot/kernel ( ibcore.kp, ipoib.ko, mlx4.ko, mlx4ib.ko mlxen.ko )
added the below to /boot/loader.conf.local
mlx4_load=”YES”
mlx4ib_load=”YES”
mlxen_load=”YES”
ipoib_load=”YES”Here is part of the crash report:
vlan1: changing name to 'mlxen1_vlan2'
Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode
cpuid = 0; apic id = 00
fault virtual address = 0x18
fault code = supervisor read data, page not present
instruction pointer = 0x20:0xffffffff80aa8684
stack pointer = 0x28:0xfffffe001a3ee380
frame pointer = 0x28:0xfffffe001a3ee3a0
code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b
= DPL 0, pres 1, long 1, def32 0, gran 1
processor eflags = interrupt enabled, resume, IOPL = 0
current process = 12 (swi4: clock)Anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong? I am pretty sure these interfaces are not supported but I would really like to do some testing.
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Hey,
i know this topic is nearly one year old, i'm running to the same Problems. Even when i delete the VLANs and add a simple IP to the mlxen0 Interface, i can't bring any TCP Traffic throught it or i can't ping the card itself.
Are there any plans to get the driver to work or do i need to work with other cards (chelsio t4 or so) -
vlan1: changing name to 'mlxen1_vlan2' Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel modeIn many cases the VLAN1 is the default VLAN and should not or even can´t be changed
to another name or deleted! Perhpas it is something running this manner. -
Nope, it happens on any VLAN ID.
I never did figure this out either. I remember reading something about changing a few lines of code, but it required I setup another BSD machine to compile and I didn't have the time.
I am about to see if I can find the post now.
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I just acquired a bunch of dirt cheap Connectx-2 ethernet cards, and hoped I could use them with PFsense. Where can I download the drivers to try it out ? Mellanox OFED only seems to support Connectx-3 and newer.
If it doesn´t work with the Mellanox cards, would the Intel X520 DA1 be a better option ? -
If it doesn´t work with the Mellanox cards, would the Intel X520 DA1 be a better option ?
I would say yes, but the best option for 10 GbE at the time is to get your hands on a Chelsio adapters
like this ones from the pfSense store, they are best driver supported at these days.