Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:44 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Cc: arch@freebsd.org, Joao Barros <joao.barros@gmail.com>, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEAD UP: non-MPSAFE network drivers to be disabled (was: 8.0 network stack MPsafety goals (fwd)) Message-ID: <200806301541.46177.hselasky@c2i.net> In-Reply-To: <70e8236f0806300243k69399808mf54ccb5796d395c0@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080524111715.T64552@fledge.watson.org> <20080630091033.P3968@fledge.watson.org> <70e8236f0806300243k69399808mf54ccb5796d395c0@mail.gmail.com>
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On Monday 30 June 2008, Joao Barros wrote: > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> wrote: > > The following USB drivers will remain enabled due to on-going USB work > > that should eliminate IFF_NEEDSGIANT: > > Hi Robert, > > Is this on-going USB work just on the driver level or on the USB stack > as well? I assume both need to be touched for MP safety. > Who is doing this work? > > Joao Barros > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi, In the USB perforce project there are Giant free USB ethernet drivers, which have been around for quite a while. I am currently in the run-up renaming symbols so that my new USB stack can co-exist with the old USB stack. At least it will be possible to compile a kernel with both USB stacks. I suppose that USB ethernet drivers will no longer be available in the old USB stack ? References for FreeBSD developers: Before symbol rename: //depot/projects/usb/src/sys/dev/usb {if_xxx.c} After symbol rename: //depot/projects/usb/src/sys/dev/usb2/ethernet Others: http://perforce.freebsd.org/depotTreeBrowser.cgi?FSPC=//depot/projects/usb/src/sys/dev/usb2/ethernet&HIDEDEL=NO --HPS
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