From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 7 20:17:38 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6862106566C; Wed, 7 May 2008 20:17:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D1F48FC1E; Wed, 7 May 2008 20:17:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unknown [208.65.91.234]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 391631A4D7C; Wed, 7 May 2008 13:17:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m47KHPD4095016; Wed, 7 May 2008 16:17:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: "Christian S.J. Peron" Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 16:17:57 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200706150253.l5F2rpBV089069@repoman.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200706150253.l5F2rpBV089069@repoman.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200805071617.57772.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 07 May 2008 16:17:26 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/7048/Wed May 7 13:57:03 2008 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net bpf.c X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 20:17:38 -0000 On Thursday 14 June 2007 10:53:51 pm Christian S.J. Peron wrote: > csjp 2007-06-15 02:53:51 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/net bpf.c > Log: > - Conditionally pickup Giant around the network interface > ioctl routines if we are running with !mpsafenet > - Change un-conditional Giant acquisition around ifpromisc > to occur only if we are running with !mpsafenet > > With these locking bits in place, we can now remove the Giant > requirement from BPF, so drop the D_NEEDGIANT device flag. > This change removes Giant acquisitions around BPF device > handlers (read, write, ioctl etc). > > MFC after: 1 month > Discussed with: rwatson Would it be ok to MFC this to 6.x? (Looks like it was just never MFC'd, was curious if a reason came up why it couldn't be MFC'd?) -- John Baldwin