Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:38:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Harti Brandt <hartmut.brandt@dlr.de> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: netatm: plan for removal unless an active maintainer is found Message-ID: <20060329123238.B87509@beagle.kn.op.dlr.de> In-Reply-To: <20060329100513.D19236@fledge.watson.org> References: <20060315004530.B5861@fledge.watson.org> <20060329100513.D19236@fledge.watson.org>
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Robert Watson wrote: RW>On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Robert Watson wrote: RW> RW>> In order to begin to merge revised socket/pcb code, required to fix a RW>> number of current races manifesting in the TCP code under load, and RW>> required for breaking out the tcbinfo lock which is a significant RW>> bottleneck in high performance TCP and multi-processor TCP scalability, I RW>> will disconnect netatm and dependent components from the build on April 1, RW>> 2006. At that point, I will merge updated socket and pcb reference RW>> counting. RW> RW>Reminder: April 1 approaches. RW> RW>I've merged changes to many non-netinet protocols in support of the RW>approaching socket/pcb reference model changes, but have the netinet changes RW>depend on completing socket layer changes that are believed not to work with RW>netatm as they stand. I'll be posting the socket and netinet changes to RW>arch@ today; I've posted them previously to other lists, such as current@. Skip Ford expressed interest in netatm, but he said also that he would continue to work on HARP even when it is removed. So I guess it could be revived in the future (just in the case). I've also sent him my half -IDT driver and he said he will first work on this. When this is ready we have all the hardware supported in ngATM which HARP also does. harti
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