Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:30:00 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: current@FreeBSD.org, net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: IFF_NEEDSGIANT consumers to be disabled, removed (was: Re: Wiki page for non-MPSAFE network stack de-orbit scheduling) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0902241929120.76842@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0902161233440.5806@fledge.watson.org> References: <20080526110543.J26343@fledge.watson.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0902161233440.5806@fledge.watson.org>
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2009, Robert Watson wrote: > The following schedule is proposed, assuming nothing goes horribly wrong > with the new USB code in the next few weeks, and remaining nits relating to > USB network and 802.11 drivers are handled: > > 16 February 2009 HEADS UP to lists (this e-mail) > 01 March 2009 Disable build of all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers in 8.x > 01 April 2009 Remove all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers from 8.x > > In the next couple of weeks, I'd like to resolve the status of (and > eliminate) the if_ndis conditional use of IFF_NEEDSGIANT. There's also a > chance that if_sl will get updated by Ed and myself to work with the new > locking and TTY world orders -- the lock is easy, but the TTY update takes a > bit of work. Perhaps someone will feel moved to do this for if_ppp and > possibly if_cx as well. Just a reminder that 1 March is gradually approaching. It looks like the new USB stack is settling nicely, so I currently have no plans to defer the above schedule. Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge
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