Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 14:46:57 +0300 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: svn-src-projects@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r276457 - projects/ifnet/sys/net Message-ID: <20150107114657.GZ15484@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <54A651E8.5050109@freebsd.org> References: <201412310941.sBV9fQWF038671@svn.freebsd.org> <54A651E8.5050109@freebsd.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Fri, Jan 02, 2015 at 04:08:08PM +0800, Julian Elischer wrote: J> On 12/31/14 5:41 PM, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: J> > Author: glebius J> > Date: Wed Dec 31 09:41:25 2014 J> > New Revision: 276457 J> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276457 J> > J> > Log: J> > A draft of the new API for interface drivers, a major milestone in J> > the project "opaque ifnet". J> J> iti woudlbe really cool if there was an extension to the driver for J> "polling mode operation". J> This would allow us to implement ethernet/IP based debugging. J> Firewire and serial are less and less viable options. Firewire is J> going away, J> and devices often don't have serial any more. J> A "send/recieve one packet synchronously" interface would make this J> feasible. Of course a lot of fancy stuff will be possible after we hide 'struct ifnet' from drivers. :) The aim of the projects/ifnet is not for adding new features, but for providing a solid ground for future features. -- Totus tuus, Glebius.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20150107114657.GZ15484>