Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:58:02 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> Cc: Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.org>, peter@freebsd.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/usb ohci.c Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0202281056200.6492-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20020228184733.GB15224@genius.tao.org.uk>
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Josef Karthauser wrote: > On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 06:36:40PM +0000, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 11:24:55AM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote: > > > julian 2002/02/27 11:24:55 PST > > > > > > Modified files: > > > sys/dev/usb ohci.c > > > Log: > > > Add a comment explaining a code change.. > > > > Please don't commit to the usb subsystem without feeding patches > > through me or I will give up and leave the merge from NetBSD to > > someone else. > > <snotty mode off> OK but we needed to get the kernel compiling again. The comments were because it wasn't obvious why the change was made and I could see that it would be reverted at the first oportunity without it.. Any movement on the fact that the usb code allocates 2K+ on the stack? > > I'm not putting a lock on this, but if you take a look at where we > are you'll find that we're currently about a year behind in commits > for the controller code. If we want USB2, etc, we need to refrain > from developing the usb subsystem until we're relatively in sync > with NetBSD - at which point we can easily hand them patches, and > we can all (*BSD) move forward together. > > I realise that earlier in the week there were some warnings in ohci > that stopped play and I don't mind patches that fix problems like > that, but if you want to work on this code you also have to take > responsibility for keeping it in sync with the other BSDs. The USB > code is wierd in that it's not really contrib/ material because > it's being developed in all the BSDs at the same time. FreeBSD, > however, is in a funny state because for some reason (probably lack > of someone's time) we're way behind the status quo, and we've > diverged slightly during that time because of global SMPng/KSE/etc > changes. > > My goal is to get us up to speed. I beg you to not make my life > harder than it already is. I assure you that I am working on this > stuff. (Three hours of hand patching code today already). > > Thanks, > Joe > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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