Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:26:32 -0700 From: bmah@freebsd.org (Bruce A. Mah) To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: bmah@freebsd.org Subject: Documenting pcic changes to -CURRENT and -STABLE Message-ID: <200108312226.f7VMQWk00844@intruder.bmah.org>
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--==_Exmh_-2035594112P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all-- I admit I'm really ignorant about the latest pcic(4) changes for both -CURRENT and 4-STABLE. I'm wondering if someone might be able to help me write up release note entries for this stuff. I asked Warner, but he's clearly busy getting the code to *work*, and we are all probably better off with him putting his time into that part. To kick things off...here was a list of questions I would have needed to write something up. Some of this might be "remedial knowledge" to some...it might not need to go in release notes entries, but I wouldn't be able to write anything without knowing this... > 1. What does "interrupt routing" mean? > > 2. What do "PCI attachment" and "ISA attachment" mean? > > 3. Does this term (and attendant code) apply only to PCMCIA and/or > CardBus devices or are other devices (e.g. PCI/ISA cards, built-in > NICs/disk controllers/other hardware) affected too? > > 4. Does the new code allow me to use new devices (e.g. NICs, disk > adapters) that I couldn't use before? > > 5. Does the new code allow me to use devices on new machines that I > couldn't before? > > 6. Does the new code improve performance, flexibility, or reliability > in any way? > > 7. What configuration file (i.e. KERNCONF, rc.conf, rc.sysctl) > changes do I need to make? (RTFM is an acceptable answer if I can > point readers someplace, for example the pcic.4 manpage.) If anyone can help (either by answering the above, or, preferably, actually writing some release notes-like thing), I'd be most grateful. Thanks! Bruce. --==_Exmh_-2035594112P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.3.1+ 05/14/2001 iD8DBQE7kA8Y2MoxcVugUsMRAkpbAKDIAmOmHw/jZNBp43i5L1LsYk0aXACeOdUk 6Cs6whj87WXKF7gbMmXH+cw= =aWX8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_-2035594112P-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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