Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:21:55 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: marius@freebsd.org, gallatin@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org, np@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NICs not in GENERIC Message-ID: <20120223092155.Horde.rNNRQ5jmRSRPRfcjkkZhALY@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <7274C496-567B-413D-AE7D-D4AB762CEE7E@samsco.org> References: <20120221155656.Horde.kkqxT5jmRSRPQ7C4wSPK1kA@webmail.leidinger.net> <1DA65887-49B6-446D-AC31-67B149A6C736@samsco.org> <20120222092219.Horde.AvbvLpjmRSRPRKW7YuZBYu8@webmail.leidinger.net> <7274C496-567B-413D-AE7D-D4AB762CEE7E@samsco.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Quoting Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> (from Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:42:39 -0700): > On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:22 AM, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > >> Quoting Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> (from Tue, 21 Feb 2012 >> 17:45:04 -0700): >> >>> On Feb 21, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> is there a specific reason that the following NICs are not (or >>>> shall not be) in GENERIC (at least on i386)? >>>> - if_cas: is compiled as a module, Sun hardware, non-x86 only? >>>> - if_gem: is compiled as a module, Apple/Sun, non-x86 only? >>>> - if_hme: is compiled as a module, Sun hardware, non-x86 only? >>> >>> If these aren't for i386 hardware, then why would they need to be >>> in the i386 GENERIC profile? >> >> I didn't told they aren't for i386 (Sun and Apple produce(d) x86 >> hardware). If they would have been non-x86 drivers (I assume you've >> seen the answer from Marius), the bug would have been that they are >> build as modules on x86. >> > > Let it go. Can you please rephrase this for a non-native english speaker please? I don't understand what is the subject of your message. Do you ask to not include those 3 into GENERIC, or do you ask to forget you asked initially? Bye, Alexander. -- Every time I look at you I am more convinced of Darwin's theory. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20120223092155.Horde.rNNRQ5jmRSRPRfcjkkZhALY>