Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:04:29 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: current@FreeBSD.org, net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: IFF_NEEDSGIANT consumers to be disabled, removed (was: Re: Wiki page for non-MPSAFE network stack de-orbit scheduling) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903151002310.92013@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0902161233440.5806@fledge.watson.org> References: <20080526110543.J26343@fledge.watson.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0902161233440.5806@fledge.watson.org>
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2009, Robert Watson wrote: > 16 February 2009 HEADS UP to lists (this e-mail) > 01 March 2009 Disable build of all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers in 8.x Slightly delayed while USB NDIS was sorted out, I will be moving ahead with disabling the build of all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers in HEAD later today. > 01 April 2009 Remove all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers from 8.x And this date is probably going to remain about the same. Anyone who is interested is welcome to step in and update/fix drivers on the removal path at any time, and drivers can also be restored later easily if drivers are updated outside the tree as well. Thanks, Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge
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