Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 20:08:12 +0400 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>, doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Joel Dahl <joel@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en/projects/busdma index.sgml Message-ID: <20060901160812.GD14467@rambler-co.ru> In-Reply-To: <200609011107.06707.jhb@freebsd.org> References: <200609010917.k819HchG077559@repoman.freebsd.org> <44F84699.7030301@samsco.org> <200609011107.06707.jhb@freebsd.org>
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--lc9FT7cWel8HagAv Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 11:07:05AM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > On Friday 01 September 2006 10:41, Scott Long wrote: > > Joel Dahl wrote: > >=20 > > > joel 2006-09-01 09:17:38 UTC > > >=20 > > > FreeBSD doc repository > > >=20 > > > Modified files: > > > en/projects/busdma index.sgml=20 > > > Log: > > > - Add a bunch of missing USB network drivers: aue(4), axe(4), cdce= (4), > > > cue(4), kue(4), rue(4) and udav(4). Mark everything as unknown = for=20 > now. > > > - Fix minor nits. > > > =20 > > > Revision Changes Path > > > 1.147 +87 -10 www/en/projects/busdma/index.sgml > >=20 > > The DMA capability of a USB peripheral is a function of the USB stack= =20 > > and controller, not the peripheral driver. Unlike a PCI card, a USB > > periph does not have access to host memory. All of the real magic seems > > to happen in places like usbd_setup_xfer(), which again is a function of > > the stack, not the periph driver. These drivers don't belong on this > > list at all, and I'd argue that no USB periph drivers do. >=20 > The only reason they might is that this list has become a list not just o= f=20 > bus-dma conformance, but locking as well (i.e. a general driver=20 > feature/requirement list), so while the DMA-related entries should probab= ly=20 > be N/A for the USB devices, the locking fields are still relevant. We co= uld=20 > move the list of drivers to a separate driver-features list page if you w= ould=20 > prefer. >=20 Please don't. Cheers, --=20 Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer --lc9FT7cWel8HagAv Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFE+FrsqRfpzJluFF4RAogFAJ4hqsx5akPr5msmTDad65r0dREOFQCgkhos xBNuqH+fth60rLf5DDefhT0= =knlr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lc9FT7cWel8HagAv--
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