From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 15 00:16:45 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E7A037B401 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:16:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from puffin.mail.pas.earthlink.net (puffin.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.139]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C09143F93 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:16:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tlambert2@mindspring.com) Received: from user-2ivfj3i.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.247.204.114] helo=mindspring.com) by puffin.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (SSLv3:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19nYp0-0005Xp-00; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:16:26 -0700 Message-ID: <3F3C8892.88A4B58D@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:15:30 -0700 From: Terry Lambert X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mark Murray References: <200308141017.h7EAHoOI089193@grimreaper.grondar.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ELNK-Trace: b1a02af9316fbb217a47c185c03b154d40683398e744b8a4e43c37711fbd76bc211944d776a18402548b785378294e88350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c cc: Poul-Henning Kamp cc: Dan Nelson cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: pca driver being retired. X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:16:45 -0000 Mark Murray wrote: > I see considerable scope for an infrastructure that would allow drivers > to be ports. _Easily_. This is a good idea. I think if this infrastructure already existed, then many people would make their drivers into ports. Until then, though, the drivers will likely have to be part of the kernel. Would it be a useful exercise for the people who want drivers to be ports instead of being in the kernel to provide this facility for driver writers to use? 8^p. -- Terry