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?
Thanks,
Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
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