From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 12 21:08:23 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 186D9926; Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:08:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE3A689A; Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:08:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id t3CL8Mmr014437; Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:08:22 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from bjk@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) id t3CL8Mas014436; Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:08:22 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201504122108.t3CL8Mas014436@svn.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: svn.freebsd.org: bjk set sender to bjk@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Benjamin Kaduk Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:08:22 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r46522 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:08:23 -0000 Author: bjk Date: Sun Apr 12 21:08:21 2015 New Revision: 46522 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/46522 Log: Add opaque ifnet report Approved by: hrs (mentor, implicit) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-01-2015-03.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-01-2015-03.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-01-2015-03.xml Sun Apr 12 20:55:52 2015 (r46521) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-01-2015-03.xml Sun Apr 12 21:08:21 2015 (r46522) @@ -342,5 +342,49 @@ WITHOUT_FORTH=y + + Opaque ifnet + + + + + Gleb + Smirnoff + + glebius@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Project wiki page + + + +

The project is to design a new KPI for network drivers + that would allow for the network stack to evolve, without + breaking compatibility with older drivers. The core idea is to + hide struct ifnet from drivers, thus the + project has the name "opaque ifnet". However, the + project will include more changes than just hiding the + struct's definition.

+ +

At present, the new KPI has been prototyped, most + important parts of network stack have been modified + appropriately, and several drivers have been converted to new + KPI.

+ +

The project needs more manpower, since there are many + network drivers in the tree, with a total of 245 sites where a + struct ifnet is allocated.

+ + + Netflix + + + +

Convert more drivers.

+ + +