From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 26 17:59:11 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 838D116A4CE for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:59:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hadar.amcc.com (hadar.amcc.com [192.195.69.168]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2339A43D2F for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:59:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vkashyap@amcc.com) Received: from mailhost01.amcc.com ([192.195.69.30]) by hadar.amcc.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id IFKFAM00.KDZ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:59:10 -0700 Received: (from vkashyap-pc [10.66.13.13]) by mailhost01.amcc.com (SMSSMTP 4.0.0.59) with SMTP id M2005042610592219685 ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:59:23 -0700 From: "Vinod Kashyap" To: Jason Thomson , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:59:08 -0700 X-Sent-Folder-Path: Sent Items X-Mailer: Oracle Connector for Outlook 9.0.4 51114 (9.0.6627) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: Subject: RE: Using the 6-CURRENT twa driver on 5-STABLE. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:59:11 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jason Thomson > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:02 AM > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Cc: Vinod Kashyap > Subject: Using the 6-CURRENT twa driver on 5-STABLE. > = > = > Is it better to use the 6-CURRENT driver on 5-STABLE, or the = > 3ware 9.2 > Software Release for 5.x. > = > I see that there have been some changes between the two. Are they > improvements, applicable to 5-STABLE as well, or just = > changes required > for 6-CURRENT? > = > It looks like the changes are probably optimisations, but = > I'm not sure > whether that applies for 5-STABLE as well. > = > I've tried both, and am currently using the 6-CURRENT driver on 2 of > our 4 5-STABLE boxes without any obvious ill effects. Should I stop? > = > In either case, would it be possible to commit one or the other quite > soon after 5.4-RELEASE? (I'm assuming they can't go into = > 5.4-RELEASE). > = twa on 6 -CURRENT is essentially the same as the 9.2 release, except for the changes needed to be able to build on 6 -CURRENT. You should be able to use it on 5 -STABLE without any problems. I just want it sit in -CURREN= T for 2-3 weeks before I commit it to -STABLE.