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Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
Subject: Re: locking in a device driver
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Dinesh Nair wrote:

>
> On 11/02/05 06:12 Julian Elischer said the following:
>
>> depends on what they are using it for..
>> if it's  a WAN interface, then splimp. (INTR_TYPE_NET)
>>
>> if ppp or several other moduels are loaded, teh tty and net masks are 
>> combined anyhow..
>
>
> it's a quad-span E1/T1 line card which would be carrying voice PRIs. 
> the card interrupts every 1000 times a second.
>
I'd go for NET
with data/voice convergence, it makes sense to me.