Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:38:21 +0000 From: <Hartmut.Brandt@dlr.de> To: <brooks@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Calling ATM NIC users: en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), patm(4) Message-ID: <611243783F62AF48AFB07BC25FA4B1061CEEA14D@DLREXMBX01.intra.dlr.de> In-Reply-To: <20170218013250.GA72688@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <20170218013250.GA72688@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net>
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Hi, there is a freebsd-atm mailing list (at least there used to be). Should hav= e been sent there too. On the topic: I'd say: remove it. As the one who wrote/refactored much of t= hat stuff I get approximately one support request per year. The problem is,= that I can't really help, since while I have all of that equipment still a= vailable, I don't have any time to do anything with it. So the entire ATM s= tack is basically unsupported. harti@ -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org] = On Behalf Of Brooks Davis Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 2:33 AM To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Calling ATM NIC users: en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), patm(4) Our current ATM stack supports a small number of NICs that were current in = the late 90s[0]. None of them have been manufactured in a long time and wh= ile you can buy hatm(4) devices on e-bay, it's increasingly difficult to fi= nd a motherboard that will accept them. I'd like to propose removing support for these NICs along with the remainin= g ATM stack in FreeBSD 12. This will give any existing users a supported O= S until at least September 30, 2021 per our published EOL date for FreeBSD = 11. Would removal on this schedule cause you realistic hardship? If so, please= let us know. -- Brooks [0] 1997 press release for the most advanced ATM NIC we support http://www.= prnewswire.com/news-releases/fore-systems-introduces-industrys-most-advance= d-atm-adapter-for-enterprise-networking-77407267.html
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