Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:20:26 -0500 From: Steve Kiernan <stevek@juniper.net> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, Luigi Rizzo <luigi@freebsd.org>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@freebsd.org>, zec@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [JNPR] Network stack as a module (RFC) Message-ID: <20131118142026.500fcba5@stevek-ubuntu> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmo=gd-bwLxw2LTXEJwY=4mJWxQS-HwGC_gbw-VtSfLBTCg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CC6EF6B2.1917A%anshukla@juniper.net> <f1d8693fa83965f0d4a485a2db7e603b@novexsolutions.com> <50F868FF.5060506@networx.ch> <20131115165210.23f82578@stevek-ubuntu> <CAJ-Vmo=gd-bwLxw2LTXEJwY=4mJWxQS-HwGC_gbw-VtSfLBTCg@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:03:07 -0800 Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi, > > We can't commit it with 'netstack' against all of the drivers. > > I think the default should be "assume freebsd's networking stack" and > if someone disables that option, the drivers just won't link. Thus, > someone compiling FreeBSD without netstack shouldn't be compiling > GENERIC - they would be compiling a custom kernel with their own > device stuff. Sure, that's fine with me. I had been considering back and forth about whether or not to add NETSTACK to the NIC drivers and the like. I went with adding it in for completeness sake, but I'm good with not having to add it for drivers. -- Stephen J. Kiernan Juniper Networks, Inc. stevek_at_juniper.net
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20131118142026.500fcba5>