On Friday 13 March 2009, Robert Watson wrote: > On Tue, 17 Feb 2009, Weongyo Jeong wrote: > >> As you know, I've been gradually working to eliminate all non-MPSAFE > >> network device driver infrastructure for 8.0, having removed non-MPSAFE > >> network protocol infrastructure in 7.0. In reviewing remaining drivers > >> using IFF_NEEDSGIANT, I spotted this in the NDIS code: > > ... > > >> Having taken a glance, it looks like this was added specifically to > >> support USB devices attached via NDIS. > > > > AFAIK all of usb wireless drivers had it so I couldn't avoid it when I > > had implemented. > > > >> With the new USB code, are NDIS drivers still supported? > > > > I think that it would be supported at 8.0 > > > >> And in the new world order, is this IFF_NEEDSGIANT still required? > > > > Probably we can remove the IFF_NEEDSGIANT flags at the new USB code. > > > >> Can I simply remove it once the old USB code is on the way out the door? > > > > IMHO yes I think. > > Dear all: > > A few weeks have passed, so I wanted to check in and see how this project > was going -- are we at a point yet where removing IFF_NEEDSGIANT won't > cause significant loss of functionality?
I think both NDIS USB and USB Ethernet/WLAN drivers have been made Giant-free. --HPS _______________________________________________ freebsd-usb@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-usb-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
