From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Thu Oct 4 18:42:30 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E38BD10B700C; Thu, 4 Oct 2018 18:42:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spork@bway.net) Received: from smtp2.bway.net (smtp2.v6.bway.net [IPv6:2607:d300:1::28]) (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 845557F574; Thu, 4 Oct 2018 18:42:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spork@bway.net) Received: from frankentosh.sporklab.com (pool-108-53-194-153.nwrknj.fios.verizon.net [108.53.194.153]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: spork@bway.net) by smtp2.bway.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6626095853; Thu, 4 Oct 2018 14:42:21 -0400 (EDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Re: FCP-0101: Deprecating most 10/100 Ethernet drivers From: Charles Sprickman In-Reply-To: <20181004155355.6C2A51571@spqr.komquats.com> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 14:42:19 -0400 Cc: Rick Macklem , Warner Losh , Alexey Dokuchaev , FreeBSD Net , "freebsd-fcp@freebsd.org" , Brooks Davis , FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List , "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <11826345-1B82-46CB-894C-E567725F8EB8@bway.net> References: <20181004155355.6C2A51571@spqr.komquats.com> To: Cy Schubert X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.27 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:42:30 -0000 > On Oct 4, 2018, at 11:52 AM, Cy Schubert = wrote: >=20 > I have rl, fxp, xl, dc, bge (which I have an uncommitted patch for), = nfe, and sk. Not all are scheduled for removal but this is my inventory = for which I can test and am willing to help out with. Add iwn and ath = too. I also have a stack of old stuff (almost certain there=E2=80=99s at = least one vx in there - VORTEX power!). If anyone needs cards, please = contact me and if I have it, I=E2=80=99ll send it your way. Also have = some old video (AGP), sound (ISA), SATA (PCI-X) and other total rando = stuff. One place I see the older cards are in some firewall boxes that are in = SFF boxes. Old PCI 10/100 NICs are more than adequate for backup WAN = purposes (xDSL, cable, etc.) and some of the SFF boxes have one pci-e = plus one pci slot and that=E2=80=99s it. Charles >=20 > --- > Sent using a tiny phone keyboard. > Apologies for any typos and autocorrect. > Also, this old phone only supports top post. Apologies. >=20 > Cy Schubert > or > The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few. > --- >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Macklem > Sent: 04/10/2018 07:41 > To: Warner Losh; Alexey Dokuchaev > Cc: FreeBSD Net; freebsd-fcp@freebsd.org; Brooks Davis; FreeBSD-STABLE = Mailing List; freebsd-arch@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FCP-0101: Deprecating most 10/100 Ethernet drivers >=20 > Warner Losh wrote: > [lots of stuff snipped] >> That's why that one way to get the driver off the list is to convert = to >> iflib. That greatly reduces the burden by centralizing all the = stupid, >> common things of a driver so that we only have to change one place, = not >> dozens. >=20 > I can probably do this for bfe and fxp, since I have both. > Can someone suggest a good example driver that has already been = converted, > so I can see what needs to be done? >=20 > Again, I don't care if they stay in the current/head tree. >=20 > [more stuff snipped] >=20 > rick >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"