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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if.c
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Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> glebius     2006-11-30 15:02:01 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/net              if.c 
>   Log:
>   The recent issues with em(4) interface has shown that the old 4.4BSD
>   if_watchdog/if_timer interface doesn't fit modern SMP network
>   stack design.
>   
>   Device drivers that need watchdog to monitor their hardware should
>   implement it theirselves.
>   
>   Eventually the if_watchdog/if_timer API will be removed. For now,
>   warn that driver uses it.
>   
>   Reviewed by:    scottl

Did I miss a headsup on this?  Seems like something you should
coordinate with folks so people can convert drivers beforehand.  I
understand the problem and I see this is just a printf but now we're
going to have people asking what's going on.

	Sam