Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:14:07 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if.c Message-ID: <456F1F6F.3080407@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <456F0B71.3050604@errno.com> References: <200611301502.kAUF22lU076210@repoman.freebsd.org> <456F0B71.3050604@errno.com>
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Sam Leffler wrote: > 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 I didn't expect Gleb to act so quickly on this, but I'm very glad that he did. Sorry it was a suprise. Would it help if he or I added an UPDATING entry and a mailing list announcement about it? Scott
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