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Date:      Sat, 21 May 2016 10:09:45 -0700
From:      "K. Macy" <kmacy@freebsd.org>
To:        Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
Cc:        Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org>,  "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org>,  "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>,  "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r300113 - in head/sys: conf kern net sys
Message-ID:  <CAHM0Q_Mhi%2Bk7Cno_JMw2N6zqjyLg3M-XHAX-=vqa0oN4HNDOTA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <5629da57-1b67-9225-ede3-7e5e18c69b82@selasky.org>
References:  <201605180435.u4I4ZwYh025096@repo.freebsd.org> <5629da57-1b67-9225-ede3-7e5e18c69b82@selasky.org>

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On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 3:36 AM, Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org> wrote:
> On 05/18/16 06:35, Scott Long wrote:
>>
>> Author: scottl
>> Date: Wed May 18 04:35:58 2016
>> New Revision: 300113
>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/300113
>>
>> Log:
>>   Import the 'iflib' API library for network drivers.  From the author:
>>
>>   "iflib is a library to eliminate the need for frequently duplicated
>> device
>>   independent logic propagated (poorly) across many network drivers."
>>
>>   Participation is purely optional.  The IFLIB kernel config option is
>>   provided for drivers that want to transition between legacy and iflib
>>   modes of operation.  ixl and ixgbe driver conversions will be committed
>>   shortly.  We hope to see participation from the Broadcom and maybe
>>   Chelsio drivers in the near future.
>>
>>   Submitted by:   mmacy@nextbsd.org
>>   Reviewed by:    gallatin
>>   Differential Revision:  D5211
>>
>> Added:
>>   head/sys/net/ifdi_if.m   (contents, props changed)
>>   head/sys/net/iflib.c   (contents, props changed)
>>   head/sys/net/iflib.h   (contents, props changed)
>>   head/sys/net/mp_ring.c   (contents, props changed)
>>   head/sys/net/mp_ring.h   (contents, props changed)
>> Modified:
>>   head/sys/conf/files
>>   head/sys/conf/options
>>   head/sys/kern/device_if.m
>>   head/sys/kern/kern_mbuf.c
>>   head/sys/kern/subr_taskqueue.c
>>   head/sys/net/if.c
>>   head/sys/net/if_var.h
>>   head/sys/sys/_task.h
>>   head/sys/sys/mbuf.h
>>   head/sys/sys/taskqueue.h
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> Possibly the taskqueue related changes should have been broken out into a
> separate commit, hence they are not related to "iflib".
>
> --HPS

Yes.
-M



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