From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 18 00:15:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 476E437B401; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:15:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.157.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 352B843FBD; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:15:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (Ugrondar@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h5I7FO1f018210; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:15:24 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: (from Ugrondar@localhost)h5I7FNkC018209; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:15:23 +0100 (BST) X-Authentication-Warning: storm.FreeBSD.org.uk: Ugrondar set sender to mark@grondar.org using -f Received: from grondar.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])h5I7DvHh008828; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:13:57 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) From: Mark Murray Message-Id: <200306180713.h5I7DvHh008828@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: uhclem@FreeBSD.org (Frank Durda IV) In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 17 Jun 2003 08:40:22 CDT." Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:13:57 +0100 Sender: mark@grondar.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=5.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,FROM_NO_LOWER,IN_REP_TO, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES version=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: paul@freebsd-services.com cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/matcd creativeif.h matcd.c matcd_data.h matcd_isa.c matcddrv.h options.h X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:15:31 -0000 Frank Durda IV writes: > [-]paul@freebsd-services.com writes: > [-]Would a repo-copy of the old driver and then a commit of the changes > [-]have been better than just creating a new driver? > > On the advice of my counsel, er, mentor, no. This is because the previous > version did not live at this location in the tree. This version is at > /usr/src/sys/dev/matcd; the previous generation was at > /usr/src/sys/i386/isa/matcd. That is not what I said. There were considerable structural changes (so you said), that made this not as useful. > Plus, the old one got moved to the Attic some time back, and it's dark and > spooky there. That's what cvs-meisters are for. I'll take the heat for this. > What happens if I back-port into 4.9ish will be a bit of a poser as well. Not really. M -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH