From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 7 20:24:32 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06BBD106566C for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 20:24:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokane@freebsd.org) Received: from QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB3638FC18 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 20:24:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokane@freebsd.org) Received: from OMTA05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.43]) by QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id b4A81Z0030vyq2s570Fw00; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:24:30 +0000 Received: from mail.cokane.org ([24.60.133.163]) by OMTA05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id b8QW1Z0053Xh0XL3R00000; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:24:30 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=YBHPDBaZvdcA:10 a=xYBvn1BUrJEA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=3sTMHhO6C4gEnw4ADngA:9 a=MS6Sm3ow1O7HQPjF52YA:7 a=FlleYs4npnQKXqxXgmKQ_rlNuw0A:4 a=50e4U0PicR4A:10 a=D7-AqFlF_wXmcOSmW6YA:9 a=-8sFCtHn-WsHM2aEfAoDArIUVVQA:4 a=rPt6xJ-oxjAA:10 Received: by mail.cokane.org (Postfix, from userid 103) id 603FF1DB2F9; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:24:30 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8-gr1 (2007-02-13) on discordia X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.8-gr1 Received: from [172.20.1.3] (erwin.int.cokane.org [172.20.1.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.cokane.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3741016B55B for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:24:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Coleman Kane To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-u4VDuW4yONxzNka6YAbS" Organization: FreeBSD Project Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:22:38 -0400 Message-Id: <1212870158.1724.25.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: Subject: Call for Testers: Convert watchdog spinlock into a sleepable mutex in if_ndis X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:24:32 -0000 --=-u4VDuW4yONxzNka6YAbS Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I've got another patch to if_ndis and I'd like to know if any NDIS users out there can test it for me and give me some feedback. I've converted the ndis_spinlock in if_ndis into a normal sleepable mutex, and would like to get some testers. The idea here is to eliminate an unnecessary "spinning" in the kernel, where it would be preferable to sleep (for CPU usage, interactivity, etc...). You can download it here: * http://people.freebsd.org/~cokane/patches/if_ndis-spinlock-to-mtx.p= atch --=20 Coleman Kane --=-u4VDuW4yONxzNka6YAbS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkhK7gkACgkQcMSxQcXat5fn2QCbBuQDa48fRyFPnfCV+e5jLhDh kowAnifn2GZlZA1Eqk6rn1DZ+VnNzyDs =M+ev -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-u4VDuW4yONxzNka6YAbS--