Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 13:48:53 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: "Eugene M. Kim" <ab@astralblue.net> Cc: Matthew Jacob <mj@feral.com>, arch@freebsd.org, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Willing to adopt Firewire (was Re: your mail) Message-ID: <20060522204852.GL770@funkthat.com> In-Reply-To: <447220E5.8080604@astralblue.net> References: <20060522143521.J21787@fledge.watson.org> <20060522085405.Y34519@ns1.feral.com> <20060522172636.Y21787@fledge.watson.org> <447220E5.8080604@astralblue.net>
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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."
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