From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 18 10:24:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C030A37B401 for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:24:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from godel.mtl.distributel.net (nat.MTL.distributel.NET [66.38.181.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1282643F75 for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:24:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bmilekic@technokratis.com) Received: from godel.mtl.distributel.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h6IDSREH029563; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:28:27 GMT (envelope-from bmilekic@technokratis.com) Received: (from bmilekic@localhost) by godel.mtl.distributel.net (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6IDSRrg029562; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:28:27 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: godel.mtl.distributel.net: bmilekic set sender to bmilekic@technokratis.com using -f Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:28:27 +0000 From: Bosko Milekic To: Harti Brandt Message-ID: <20030718132827.GC29449@technokratis.com> References: <20030718181018.D972@beagle.fokus.fraunhofer.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030718181018.D972@beagle.fokus.fraunhofer.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Committing a driver to -stable X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:24:26 -0000 On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 06:19:46PM +0200, Harti Brandt wrote: > > Hi all, > > as far as I know new stuff should be first committed to -current and, if > it turns out stable enough, MFCed to -stable. I would like to commit a > driver to -stable that will not be in -current. The driver is for ProSum's > ProATM card. I have recently committed a full busdma driver to current > (patm(4)), that I hesitate to backport to -stable because it requires ATM > infrastructure that we don't have in stable. On the other hand there is a > -stable driver for this card from ProSum (www.prosum.fr) that is reported > to be very stable under -stable :-), that several people use and that I > would like to commit. So, can I do this? > > harti > -- > harti brandt, > http://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/research/cc/cats/employees/hartmut.brandt/private > brandt@fokus.fraunhofer.de, harti@freebsd.org If the same device is supported under -current already, and it's a question of how the driver is implemented (i.e., completely differently in -stable due to a lack of -current's ATM infrastructure), then I don't see why not. However, you may want to wait for someone from the TRB (is there a list of who's part of this group somewhere, anyway?) and/or -core to respond before you take action. -- Bosko Milekic * bmilekic@technokratis.com * bmilekic@FreeBSD.org TECHNOkRATIS Consulting Services * http://www.technokratis.com/