Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 11:43:35 -0800 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> Cc: Sam Leffler <sam@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/an if_an.c if_an_isa.c if_an_pccard.c if_an_pci.c src/sys/dev/ar if_ar.c src/sys/dev/awi awi.c if_awi_pccard.c src/sys/dev/bge if_bge.c if_bgereg.h src/sys/dev/cm smc90cx6.c src/sys/dev/cnw if_cnw.c src/sys/dev/cs ... Message-ID: <20021115114335.A4826@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> In-Reply-To: <20021115143004.A54902@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>; from gallatin@cs.duke.edu on Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 02:30:04PM -0500 References: <200211142354.gAENstXE004776@repoman.freebsd.org> <20021115143004.A54902@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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--AhhlLboLdkugWU4S Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 02:30:04PM -0500, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > Sam Leffler [sam@FreeBSD.org] wrote: > > =20 > > o don't strip the Ethernet header from inbound packets; pass packets > > up the stack intact (required significant changes to some drivers) > > o reference common definitions in net/ethernet.h (e.g. ETHER_ALIGN) > > o track ether_ifattach/ether_ifdetach API changes > > o track bpf changes (use BPF_TAP and BPF_MTAP) > > o track vlan changes (ifnet capabilities, revised processing scheme, = etc.) > > o use if_input to pass packets "up" > > o call ether_ioctl for default handling of ioctls > > =20 >=20 > Go, Sam, Go! >=20 > Do you anticipate making any other major network driver interface > changes in the near future? If so, it would be best if you > could make them sooner rather than later. I've got the if_xname change coming, but we're waiting until after DP2 because it breaks some ports. I'm going to try and roll up a new patch soon and see if Kris can to do a ports run soon. -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --AhhlLboLdkugWU4S Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE91U5nXY6L6fI4GtQRArRPAKDBV/tLCuXF0wWvuzKK/CllncWoBgCfayeR BIVIYH4PABXo4xpPuTemK/A= =23ob -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --AhhlLboLdkugWU4S-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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