Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 06:30:05 -0700 From: Kevin Bowling <kevin.bowling@kev009.com> To: =?UTF-8?B?xYF1a2FzeiBXw7NqY2lr?= <lukasz.wojcik@zoho.com> Cc: FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Impending NATM removal Message-ID: <CAK7dMtAZAbPm3dAURqdsNSKBsXe7FwGd1zgJeVpuS=TLjXpEVg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <e1e91d07-b7c6-1f88-16ff-2fd12feb42b6@zoho.com> References: <20170406235747.GA8756@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> <efa21bbe-1a87-6cf4-13e7-604df3da1d21@zoho.com> <e1e91d07-b7c6-1f88-16ff-2fd12feb42b6@zoho.com>
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For consideration, stable/11 will be supported until September 30, 2021 which provides a pretty long window to transition. On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 6:15 AM, =C5=81ukasz W=C3=B3jcik <lukasz.wojcik@zoho= .com> wrote: > Oh, and mbpool DMA syncing does not work at all and -- at least in patm > driver -- causes various issues. > > This of course can be easily worked around if you choose to let ATM > ecosystem stay. If my client agrees, > > I could also share a patch for patm to make it work with newer ProSUM > hardware. > > > -=C5=81W > > > > On 07-Apr-17 15:08, =C5=81ukasz W=C3=B3jcik wrote: > >> Hi Brooks, >> >> >> AFAIK Prosum still manufactures PROATM155M card that utilizes patm drive= r >> (which is by the way a little bit outdated and does >> >> not support newer variants of ProSUM cards). I also have clients that >> still use ATM and prosum cards and FreeBSD. My guess is that >> >> they're not the only ones. Just my 5cents. The other thing is that >> ATM/NATM infrastructure in FreeBSD seems to never have been >> >> finished. >> >> >> Thanks >> >> -=C5=81W >> >> >> On 07-Apr-17 01:57, Brooks Davis wrote: >> >>> As previously threatened, I plan to remove NATM support next week. Thi= s >>> includes the drivers en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), and patm(4). None of >>> these devices have been manufactured in the last 20 years so it is time >>> to move on. >>> >>> The planned commit can be seen at https://reviews.freebsd.org/D9883 >>> >>> -- Brooks >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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