Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:38:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r317383 - in head: . etc/mtree include lib/libc/net rescue/rescue sbin sbin/atm sbin/atm/atmconfig share/man/man4 sys/boot/forth sys/conf sys/dev/en sys/dev/fatm sys/dev/hatm sys/dev/pa... Message-ID: <201704242338.v3ONc7KA058882@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <20170424212358.GB83491@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net>
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-- Start of PGP signed section. > On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 09:21:50PM +0000, Brooks Davis wrote: > > Author: brooks > > Date: Mon Apr 24 21:21:49 2017 > > New Revision: 317383 > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/317383 > > > > Log: > > Remove the NATM framework including the en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), and > > patm(4) devices. > > > > Maintaining an address family and framework has real costs when we make > > infrastructure improvements. In the case of NATM we support no devices > > manufactured in the last 20 years and some will not even work in modern > > motherboards (some newer devices that patm(4) could be updated to > > support apparently exist, but we do not currently have support). > > > > With this change, support remains for some netgraph modules that don't > > require NATM support code. It is unclear if all these should remain, > > though ng_atmllc certainly stands alone. > > > > Note well: FreeBSD 11 supports NATM and will continue to do so until at > > least September 30, 2021. Improvements to the code in FreeBSD 11 are > > certainly welcome. > > > > Reviewed by: philip > > Approved by: harti > > Should have included: > > Differential revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D9883 Should have further included: Release Notes: yes -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
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