Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:01:52 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Cc: usb@freebsd.org, FreeBSD core team <core@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP new usb code coming in. Message-ID: <20080819200152.GD16977@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <20080819195738.GB45668@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20080819194413.GB16977@elvis.mu.org> <20080819195738.GB45668@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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* Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> [080819 12:59] wrote: > Quoting Alfred Perlstein, who wrote on Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:44:13PM -0700 .. > > After a long period of review and testing I am on the verge of > > committing Hans Peter's new usb stack to -current. > > > > The patchset requires a SMALL _493_ line diff to the main code, > > mostly bug fixes to arm. And then a large number of new files > > for the usb system. > > > > The new usb system will be committed as separate files with > > the intention of folding them over the old files before the > > 9.0 release. > > > > The diff to the main files is here: > > http://mu.org/~bright/usb2/usb2_release_001.diff > > > > The whole diff, including new files is here: > > http://mu.org/~bright/usb2/usb4bsd.diff.gz > > > > FAQ: > > Q. Has this been reviewed? > > A. Yes, pretty strongly by myself and we've consulted with > > various others, Warner, Scott and Andrew for review/testing. > > I wouldn't say that Warner or Scott have given full review > > but just about all questions have been answered. > > > > Q. Can we change the name from "usb2_" to my favorite name? > > A. No. This is for a short period, stop being so annoying. > > > > Q. What about the old usb code? > > A. What about it? :D > > > > Q. What about ttys? > > A. I don't know, we'll address the mpsafe aspects of ttys shortly, > > Hans is very responsive to SMP issues. > > > > Q. Shouldn't you wait? > > A. Wait for what? No. > > Well, Robert *explicitely* asked to wait for the tty stuff from Ed > to get into the tree. > > Apparantly you are planning on simply ignoring that request? I have acknowledged it, I don't find it necessary and am annoyed by it. I don't plan on side stepping it, but I do protest it, strongly as just unneeded process. I think I am entitled to an opinion and to gather support for my opinions, right? -- - Alfred Perlstein
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