Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:17:14 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HEAD UP: non-MPSAFE network drivers to be disabled (was: 8.0 network stack MPsafety goals (fwd)) Message-ID: <20080630151714.13993elkvrzzzda8@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20080630133335.K54631@fledge.watson.org> References: <20080524111715.T64552@fledge.watson.org> <20080629180126.F90836@fledge.watson.org> <20080630091033.P3968@fledge.watson.org> <20080630141611.56172qs6gac45ri8@webmail.leidinger.net> <20080630133335.K54631@fledge.watson.org>
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Quoting Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> (from Mon, 30 Jun 2008 =20 13:36:45 +0100 (BST)): > > On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > >>> Here's the revised list of drivers that will have their build =20 >>> disabled in the next week (subject to an appropriate block of time =20 >>> for me): >> >> Is this list supposed to be complete (including dependencies)? bktr =20 >> uses some I2C stuff and cxm (in ports) too. > > As far as I'm aware, this list is complete. I compiled it by =20 > identifying all network device drivers that set (or may set) the =20 > IFF_NEEDSGIANT. With respect to i2c, this refers *only* to the =20 > if_ic.c network device driver, and not the other services associated =20 > with i2c, so bktr and other i2c consumers should be unaffected. I'm Ok. > not familiar with cxm so can't comment on that. If you are aware of =20 > any other in-tree network device drivers that use IFF_NEEDSGIANT and =20 > aren't on the list, please do let me know. I think cxm is similar to bktr in this regard (both are multimedia devices). Bye, Alexander. --=20 PARDON me, am I speaking ENGLISH? http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137
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