Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:09:13 -0600 (MDT) From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: scottl@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, rwatson@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/cam cam_ccb.h cam_periph.c cam_periph.h cam_sim.c cam_sim.h cam_xpt.c cam_xpt.h cam_xpt_periph.h src/sys/cam/scsi scsi_cd.c scsi_ch.c scsi_da.c scsi_low.c scsi_pass.c scsi_pt.c scsi_sa.c scsi_ses.c scsi_sg.c ... Message-ID: <20070415154521.L1488@pooker.samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20070415.131016.-1510350511.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <200704150849.l3F8nKhw040250@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070415105711.T84174@fledge.watson.org> <20070415.131016.-1510350511.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Sun, 15 Apr 2007, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20070415105711.T84174@fledge.watson.org> > Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> writes: > : On Sun, 15 Apr 2007, Scott Long wrote: > : > : > Remove Giant from CAM. Drivers (SIMs) now register a mutex that CAM will > : > use to synchornize and protect all data objects that are used for that > : > SIM. Drivers that are not yet MPSAFE register Giant and operate as > : > usual. RIght now, no drivers are MPSAFE, though a few will be changed > : > in the coming week as this work settles down. > : > > : > The driver API has changed, so all CAM drivers will need to be recompiled. > : > The userland API has not changed, so tools like camcontrol do not need to > : > be recompiled. > : > : Excellent. This was one of the few remaining serious pieces of non-MPSAFE > : infrastructure in the kernel. Thanks greatly for doing this work! > > Now all the scsi ethernet drivers that were threatened with MPSAFE > removal can continue on in the tree. Way cool. > > Warner > > P.S. :-) > One of us didn't have enough coffee this morning ;-)
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