Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 12:13:50 +0000 From: Vladimir Terziev <vterziev@gvcgroup.com> To: "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Cc: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org>, Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net> Subject: Re: FCP-0101: Deprecating most 10/100 Ethernet drivers Message-ID: <B1F24EFD-27CB-44A7-BE55-A234C2F29255@gvcgroup.com> In-Reply-To: <45c44128-85cb-5b4c-3af3-cbdf1560c9be@grosbein.net> References: <20181003210516.GA71565@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> <45c44128-85cb-5b4c-3af3-cbdf1560c9be@grosbein.net>
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I also call for keeping of the ste(4) driver. We use several 4-head D-Link DFE-580TX cards. Removing their support would = incur serious expenses for us for replacement hardware. > On 4 Oct 2018, at 09:03, Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net> wrote: >=20 > 04.10.2018 4:05, Brooks Davis wrote: >=20 >>>>> Please direct replies to freebsd-arch <<< >>=20 >> FCP-01010 (https://github.com/freebsd/fcp/blob/master/fcp-0101.md) >> outlines a plan to deprecate most 10/100 Ethernet drivers in FreeBSD 12 >> and remove them in FreeBSD 13 to reduce the burden of maintaining and >> improving the network stack. We have discussed this within the >> core team and intend to move forward as proposed. We are solictiting >> feedback on the list of drivers to be excepted from removal. >>=20 >> The current list of drivers slated for REMOVAL is: >>=20 >> ae, bfe, bm, cs, dme, ed, ep, ex, fe, pcn, rl, sf, smc, sn, >> ste, tl, tx, txp, vx, wb, xe >>=20 >> The current list of drivers that will STAY in the tree is: >>=20 >> dc, ffec, fxpl, hme, le, sis, vr, xl >=20 > "fxpl" should have been "fxp" here, I suppose. >=20 > While I have no objection for general direction, I have doubts about remo= val of ste(4) and especially rl(4). > These are cheap 100Mbit VERY popular NICs sold in enourmous values in cer= tain markets > by vendors like D-Link and TP-Link using various trade names. >=20 > Lack of support for such popular 100M cards won't be good for FreeBSD, I = suppose. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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