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Date:      Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:20:04 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
To:        current@FreeBSD.org, net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: HEADS UP: IFF_NEEDSGIANT consumers to be disabled, removed (was: Re: Wiki page for non-MPSAFE network stack de-orbit scheduling)
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903202218550.99520@fledge.watson.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0902161233440.5806@fledge.watson.org>
References:  <20080526110543.J26343@fledge.watson.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0902161233440.5806@fledge.watson.org>

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On Mon, 16 Feb 2009, Robert Watson wrote:

> The following schedule is proposed, assuming nothing goes horribly wrong 
> with the new USB code in the next few weeks, and remaining nits relating to 
> USB network and 802.11 drivers are handled:
>
> 16 February 2009	HEADS UP to lists (this e-mail)
> 01 March 2009		Disable build of all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers in 8.x
> 01 April 2009		Remove all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers from 8.x

Just a teminder that 1 April is gradually approaching.  At that point I will 
remove from the tree the various non-MPSAFE network device drivers that are 
already disconnected from the build, incuding if_sl, if_ppp, if_ar, and the 
old USB ethernet drivers.

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge



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