Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:36:43 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> Cc: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, "<dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org>" <dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org>, "<dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org>" <dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: git: cda74c35cb37 - main - firewire: Add deprecation notice Message-ID: <CANCZdfq1KdP9Sh3siz0=cJJ9QyLLeEBh9nsW_k-70fr6%2BBBBFw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Z5mfsQom_kNSOvB_@FreeBSD.org> References: <202501231812.50NICZuA014875@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <Z5mfsQom_kNSOvB_@FreeBSD.org>
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--000000000000608d28062cd005ce Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 8:25=E2=80=AFPM Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> = wrote: > On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 06:12:35PM +0000, Ed Maste wrote: > > commit cda74c35cb37aa8ecb536aae8d93451eafec15df > > > > firewire: Add deprecation notice > > > > This was originally discussed as part of FreeBSD 15 planning, but did > > not happen in time. Add the deprecation notice now, with an > expectation > > that it will be removed before FreeBSD 16. > > Oh, but why? I use it with one of my external HDD boxen and it works fin= e. > It's Giant locked and we're hoping to clean up the giant havks in CAM. Many have been, so Giant locked sims may or may not work under load. While we rarely see 1394 ports these days on the new computers, adapters > are inexpensive and easily available on the market. There are people wit= h > various camcorders which support video capture over 1934 and I remember > debugging over it was fast and easy to set up with the dcons(4) driver. > > So, might be reconsider this? If there are some outstanding issues with > it like Giant usage, I'll try to come up with some patches (allow for som= e > time as I'm not a seasoned kernel hacker). Thanks, > It'd Giant related. Good luck. Warner ./danfe > --000000000000608d28062cd005ce Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_contai= ner"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 8:25=E2=80= =AFPM Alexey Dokuchaev <<a href=3D"mailto:danfe@freebsd.org">danfe@freeb= sd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Thu, Jan 2= 3, 2025 at 06:12:35PM +0000, Ed Maste wrote:<br> > commit cda74c35cb37aa8ecb536aae8d93451eafec15df<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0firewire: Add deprecation notice<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0This was originally discussed as part of FreeBSD 15 planni= ng, but did<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0not happen in time.=C2=A0 Add the deprecation notice now, = with an expectation<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0that it will be removed before FreeBSD 16.<br> <br> Oh, but why?=C2=A0 I use it with one of my external HDD boxen and it works = fine.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"a= uto">It's Giant locked and we're hoping to clean up the giant havks= in CAM. Many have been, so Giant locked sims may or may not work under loa= d.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_q= uote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> While we rarely see 1394 ports these days on the new computers, adapters<br= > are inexpensive and easily available on the market.=C2=A0 There are people = with<br> various camcorders which support video capture over 1934 and I remember<br> debugging over it was fast and easy to set up with the dcons(4) driver.<br> <br> So, might be reconsider this?=C2=A0 =C2=A0If there are some outstanding iss= ues with<br> it like Giant usage, I'll try to come up with some patches (allow for s= ome<br> time as I'm not a seasoned kernel hacker).=C2=A0 Thanks,<br></blockquot= e></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">It'd Giant = related. Good luck.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Warn= er</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_q= uote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> ./danfe<br> </blockquote></div></div></div> --000000000000608d28062cd005ce--
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