Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:29:44 +0100 From: Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk> To: Bill Paul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man4 pcn.4 Makefile src/sys/alpha/confGENERIC src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC src/sys/modules Makefilesrc/sys/modules/pcn Makefile src/sys/conf files src/sys/pciif_pcn.c if_pcnreg.h src/release/sysinstall devices.c Message-ID: <39CA99E8.45BFE772@originative.co.uk> References: <200009201730.KAA91122@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Bill Paul wrote: > > wpaul 2000/09/20 10:30:22 PDT > > Modified files: > share/man/man4 Makefile > sys/alpha/conf GENERIC > sys/i386/conf GENERIC > sys/modules Makefile > sys/conf files > release/sysinstall devices.c > Added files: > share/man/man4 pcn.4 > sys/modules/pcn Makefile > sys/pci if_pcn.c if_pcnreg.h > Log: > Add a new driver for the AMD PCnet/FAST, FAST+ and Home PCI adapters. > Previously, these cards were supported by the lnc driver (and they > still are, but the pcn driver will claim them first), which is fine > except the lnc driver runs them in 16-bit LANCE compatibility mode. > The pcn driver runs these chips in 32-bit mode and uses the RX alignment > feature to achieve zero-copy receive. (Which puts it in the same > class as the xl, fxp and tl chipsets.) This driver is also MI, so it > will work on the x86 and alpha platforms. (The lnc driver is still > needed to support non-PCI cards. At some point, I'll need to newbusify > it so that it too will me MI.) > > The Am79c978 HomePNA adapter is also supported. I wish you'd mentioned you were doing this. I have a newbusified lnc driver and I was working on the 32 bit code. We know have 3 lance based drivers for i386 plus another for alpha :-( Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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