Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 17:26:03 +0000 From: Ram Kishore Vegesna <ram.vegesna@broadcom.com> To: Scott Long <scottl@netflix.com> Cc: Ken Merry <ken@freebsd.org>, freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fiber channel driver for Broadcom/Emulex FC host bus adapters. Message-ID: <CAF7aS0rLDg7TeJWJxr=PUdxASnBs7tv8r7q5vWEgaGuHkqRQTA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <50900206-D63B-4A66-8E3D-51BF77CA520B@yahoo.com> References: <CAF7aS0qefcu956pzoY=N-xJVAQdR7xcRp8ksX%2B9u99hf%2BqH6rw@mail.gmail.com> <964F0DBF-DEEB-4CD8-844D-1099FF5AB383@freebsd.org> <CAF7aS0rsnSgZ5LFGVmGMyjYpbGxC%2ByLZMOQQYmTGPcfxCrh5EQ@mail.gmail.com> <50900206-D63B-4A66-8E3D-51BF77CA520B@yahoo.com>
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Thanks Scott, will post the code via the Phabricator system. On Fri, 12 May 2017 at 8:39 PM, Scott Long <scottl@netflix.com> wrote: > Hi Ram, > > Great to hear. Might I suggest that you post the code for review via the > Phabricator system? Instructions > for doing this are here: > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Phabricator > > Thanks, > Scott > > > On May 12, 2017, at 12:09 AM, Ram Kishore Vegesna via freebsd-scsi < > freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Ken, > > > > Thanks for the quick response. > > > > I am working on restructuring the driver code which will be good for > > integrating into FreeBSD. Will post the driver for review once its done= . > > > > -Ram > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 12:33 AM, Ken Merry <ken@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > >> That is good news! It will be good to have the driver in the tree. > >> > >> As for how to get it into FreeBSD: > >> > >> 1. Make sure it is BSD-licsened. GPLed code isn=E2=80=99t allowed in = the > kernel. > >> Other licenses (MIT, CDDL) might be possible. Here is an example > license: > >> > >> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/examples/etc/ > >> bsd-style-copyright?revision=3D180207&view=3Dmarkup > >> > >> 2. Get a committer to review it. I can do that if you like. I may > still > >> have some 16Gb boards from when I was reviewing the Emulex FC driver i= n > >> 2012. > >> > >> 3. Once you get past the review, you can either have the committer put > it > >> in the tree, or wait until we get one or more Emulex developers > approved as > >> committers. See #4. > >> > >> 4. Decide on one or more Emulex developers to maintain the driver as > >> FreeBSD committers. These should be people who are likely to stay on > the > >> project for a while, so new folks don=E2=80=99t need to be brought up = to speed > too > >> often. The new committers will need one or more current committers as > >> mentors, and all commits will have to be approved until the mentor is > >> satisfied that the new committer is ready to go on their own. The > >> committers=E2=80=99 guide will give you an idea of what is involved: > >> > >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/ > >> > >> The eventual goal will be to have one or more Emulex folks who are > >> committers and can maintain the driver in the FreeBSD tree. > >> > >> There are two FreeBSD committers (at least) from Broadcom, Steve > McConnell > >> and Kashyap Desai. They work on the SAS and MegaRAID products. > >> > >> As for timelines, we=E2=80=99re about to start the process for FreeBSD= 11.1. > >> Depending on the state of the driver, it may be possible to get it int= o > >> 11.1, but it=E2=80=99s hard to say that with any certainty until we se= e the > driver. > >> > >> Ken > >> =E2=80=94 > >> Ken Merry > >> ken@FreeBSD.ORG > >> > >> > >> > >> On May 11, 2017, at 10:16 AM, Ram Kishore Vegesna via freebsd-scsi < > >> freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> We are planning to upstream/inbox our FreeBSD cam driver which support= s > >> Emulex FC host bus adapters (LPe16xx and LPe32xx family). > >> > >> Please provide me the inputs on process of up-streaming driver. If you > can > >> share any documents related to that will be of great help. > >> > >> Note: Please correct me if I am posting the request on wrong mailing > list. > >> If possible provide the maintainer contact. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Ram > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list > >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list > > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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