From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 22 20:49:07 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: arch@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DEB116A4EE; Mon, 22 May 2006 20:49:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com) Received: from hydrogen.funkthat.com (gate.funkthat.com [69.17.45.168]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 986CC43D46; Mon, 22 May 2006 20:49:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com) Received: from hydrogen.funkthat.com (r1rpegd7tz2f6pys@localhost.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1]) by hydrogen.funkthat.com (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k4MKmwji018199; Mon, 22 May 2006 13:48:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by hydrogen.funkthat.com (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id k4MKmrK3018198; Mon, 22 May 2006 13:48:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg) Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 13:48:53 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney To: "Eugene M. Kim" Message-ID: <20060522204852.GL770@funkthat.com> Mail-Followup-To: "Eugene M. Kim" , Robert Watson , arch@freebsd.org, Matthew Jacob References: <20060522143521.J21787@fledge.watson.org> <20060522085405.Y34519@ns1.feral.com> <20060522172636.Y21787@fledge.watson.org> <447220E5.8080604@astralblue.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <447220E5.8080604@astralblue.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p6 i386 X-PGP-Fingerprint: B7 EC EF F8 AE ED A7 31 96 7A 22 B3 D8 56 36 F4 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html Cc: Matthew Jacob , arch@freebsd.org, Robert Watson Subject: Re: Willing to adopt Firewire (was Re: your mail) X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: John-Mark Gurney List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 20:49:10 -0000 Eugene M. Kim wrote this message on Mon, May 22, 2006 at 13:36 -0700: > Robert Watson wrote: > >Yes -- we're beginning to reach the point where we can start issuing > >ultimatums on device drivers, but need USB and Firewire dealt with > >before we can begin to push out stragglers. For better or worse, > >those two hardware categories can't be ignored. Being at a point > >where we can universally make assumptions about MPSAFEty is a very > >good place to be, and we're very close with the network stack. > > Quick question: Has anyone stepped up for MP-guarding Firewire and > boys? I plan to begin hacking Firewire code soon (mainly to add support > for 1394 audio devices), so I probably can adopt them if they've been > orphaned. Nope, not that I've heard... I regularly use firewire on my -current box, so I can help review/commit changes to firewire, or you can talk w/ simokawa about it too... We'll need to cordinate w/ simokawa anyways... /me wonders if simokawa goes to CBUG meetings. -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."