Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 01:19:22 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@altavista.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: Soren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADSUP: wd driver will be retired! Message-ID: <384EE77A.FC42FD9@altavista.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912080939150.23236-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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Julian Elischer wrote: > because it doesn't support the chipsets that the old one does. > (namely the 200 or so lines of support in pci_ide.c needed for the Cyrix > GXM series). > > You shouldn't remove a function until it has been properly replaced. > A very simple concept some people seem to have trouble grasping. > > On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Soren Schmidt wrote: > > > It seems Julian Elischer wrote: > > > > > please do not remove it.. > > > > And why is that ?? There is no point in having done a new one then, and > > you guys have known I've been working on this for ages so this cannot > > come as a surprise to anybody... > > > > The same thing is about to apply to the woxware sound code, we have a > > new shiny system that works and is much better designed... > > > > -Søren > > Excuse me for possible off-topic, but I have what is seems for me fresh idea about this question. Why do not remove from wd driver support for chipsets already implemented/tested in ata driver? Thus both clans would satisfied i.e. users with unsupported by ata chips still will have a chance, while all other will be encouraged to use and test better (IMHO) ata... Eventually at some day when all wd functionality will be in ata you could remove it and nobody will complain/dissatisfied. -Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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