Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:24:58 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: rink@freebsd.org Cc: intron@intron.ac, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [usb2] new usb stack and suser in CURRENT Message-ID: <20080920.212458.1649778615.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20080920171021.GA42549@rink.nu> References: <200809201505.07947.hselasky@c2i.net> <courier.48D501AD.0000393B@intron.ac> <20080920171021.GA42549@rink.nu>
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Rink Springer <rink@freebsd.org> writes:
: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 09:59:09PM +0800, Intron is my alias on the Internet wrote:
: > How soon will the new USB stack be committed to the main source tree?
: > Since it can peacefully co-exist with the old one in a source tree,
: > why not commit it at once?
: > For a driver writer/porter, a "standard" version of the new USB stack
: > is needed for compiling/debugging.
:
: The main problem was that the new stack would be imported just days
: after the new TTY layer was committed, which caused a lot of resistance
: (which makes sense, as debugging problems would become much harder). I
: believe Alfred, who would be doing the import, went on vacation a few
: weeks after.
This timeline isn't quite right.
The concerns over the new TTY drivers and usb weren't relevant. There
were a number of other issues that ran out the clock for Alfred's free
time to commit this before his vacation. After he got back, he hasn't
had the time to commit. I personally said I'd deal with the new TTY
layer and usb (at least ucom). I fixed a few nits that ed overlooked
in a couple devices he didn't have in the old stack.
: Personally, since we have the new TTY layer for some time now, I think
: it would be good if Alfred (CC'ed) would attempt to request this import
: again, if his time permits.
I'd like to see this. I know he's very busy at work, but hope he has
some time to cope with this. I'd do it, but all my FreeBSD time these
days is booked up with MIPS, ARM and a paper for EuroBSDCon.
Warner
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