Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 09:09:08 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@netflix.com> To: Ram Kishore Vegesna <ram.vegesna@broadcom.com> Cc: Ken Merry <ken@freebsd.org>, freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fiber channel driver for Broadcom/Emulex FC host bus adapters. Message-ID: <50900206-D63B-4A66-8E3D-51BF77CA520B@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <CAF7aS0rsnSgZ5LFGVmGMyjYpbGxC%2ByLZMOQQYmTGPcfxCrh5EQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAF7aS0qefcu956pzoY=N-xJVAQdR7xcRp8ksX%2B9u99hf%2BqH6rw@mail.gmail.com> <964F0DBF-DEEB-4CD8-844D-1099FF5AB383@freebsd.org> <CAF7aS0rsnSgZ5LFGVmGMyjYpbGxC%2ByLZMOQQYmTGPcfxCrh5EQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Ram, Great to hear. Might I suggest that you post the code for review via = the Phabricator system? Instructions for doing this are here: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Phabricator Thanks, Scott > On May 12, 2017, at 12:09 AM, Ram Kishore Vegesna via freebsd-scsi = <freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 > Hi Ken, >=20 > Thanks for the quick response. >=20 > I am working on restructuring the driver code which will be good for > integrating into FreeBSD. Will post the driver for review once its = done. >=20 > -Ram >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 12:33 AM, Ken Merry <ken@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 >> That is good news! It will be good to have the driver in the tree. >>=20 >> As for how to get it into FreeBSD: >>=20 >> 1. Make sure it is BSD-licsened. GPLed code isn=E2=80=99t allowed in = the kernel. >> Other licenses (MIT, CDDL) might be possible. Here is an example = license: >>=20 >> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/examples/etc/ >> bsd-style-copyright?revision=3D180207&view=3Dmarkup >>=20 >> 2. Get a committer to review it. I can do that if you like. I may = still >> have some 16Gb boards from when I was reviewing the Emulex FC driver = in >> 2012. >>=20 >> 3. Once you get past the review, you can either have the committer = put it >> in the tree, or wait until we get one or more Emulex developers = approved as >> committers. See #4. >>=20 >> 4. Decide on one or more Emulex developers to maintain the driver as >> FreeBSD committers. These should be people who are likely to stay on = the >> project for a while, so new folks don=E2=80=99t need to be brought up = to speed too >> often. The new committers will need one or more current committers = as >> mentors, and all commits will have to be approved until the mentor is >> satisfied that the new committer is ready to go on their own. The >> committers=E2=80=99 guide will give you an idea of what is involved: >>=20 >> = https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/ >>=20 >> The eventual goal will be to have one or more Emulex folks who are >> committers and can maintain the driver in the FreeBSD tree. >>=20 >> There are two FreeBSD committers (at least) from Broadcom, Steve = McConnell >> and Kashyap Desai. They work on the SAS and MegaRAID products. >>=20 >> As for timelines, we=E2=80=99re about to start the process for = FreeBSD 11.1. >> Depending on the state of the driver, it may be possible to get it = into >> 11.1, but it=E2=80=99s hard to say that with any certainty until we = see the driver. >>=20 >> Ken >> =E2=80=94 >> Ken Merry >> ken@FreeBSD.ORG >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On May 11, 2017, at 10:16 AM, Ram Kishore Vegesna via freebsd-scsi < >> freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org> wrote: >>=20 >> Hi all, >>=20 >> We are planning to upstream/inbox our FreeBSD cam driver which = supports >> Emulex FC host bus adapters (LPe16xx and LPe32xx family). >>=20 >> Please provide me the inputs on process of up-streaming driver. If = you can >> share any documents related to that will be of great help. >>=20 >> Note: Please correct me if I am posting the request on wrong mailing = list. >> If possible provide the maintainer contact. >>=20 >> Thanks, >> Ram >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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