Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 10:56:24 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADSUP: wd driver will be retired! Message-ID: <199912081856.KAA06231@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 08 Dec 1999 09:42:45 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912080939150.23236-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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> > because it doesn't support the chipsets that the old one does. > (namely the 200 or so lines of support in pci_ide.c needed for the Cyrix > GXM series). > > You shouldn't remove a function until it has been properly replaced. > A very simple concept some people seem to have trouble grasping. Actually, that's not at all correct. We've demonstrated a number of times now that you reach a point where a brutal cutover is required. Failure to do so leaves people clutching the old security blanket for years, and massively impedes further development. This is a good time for this particular cutover. A little more public announcement would perhaps have been nice, but that's probably asking more of our axe-wielding friends than we're ever going to get. The right attitude to be taking now is "here is where the ata drivers still fall down" or "here are patches to them to replace this functionality". Think about the longer-term goals here folks. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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