Rong-en Fan wrote:
On 4/16/07, M. Warner Losh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Robert Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
: On Sun, 15 Apr 2007, Scott Long wrote:
:
: > Remove Giant from CAM. Drivers (SIMs) now register a mutex that
CAM will
: > use to synchornize and protect all data objects that are used for
that
: > SIM. Drivers that are not yet MPSAFE register Giant and operate as
: > usual. RIght now, no drivers are MPSAFE, though a few will be
changed
: > in the coming week as this work settles down.
: >
: > The driver API has changed, so all CAM drivers will need to be
recompiled.
: > The userland API has not changed, so tools like camcontrol do not
need to
: > be recompiled.
:
: Excellent. This was one of the few remaining serious pieces of
non-MPSAFE
: infrastructure in the kernel. Thanks greatly for doing this work!
Now all the scsi ethernet drivers that were threatened with MPSAFE
removal can continue on in the tree. Way cool.
Shall we update the wiki SMPTODO page?
Regards,
Rong-En Fan
I'll handle this when I get a chance.
Scott
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