On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:37:57AM +0000, 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?
In the current, NDIS USB porting almost have completed and it doesn't use IFF_NEEDSGIANT anymore. With some tests it looks it works well so I think it wouldn't cause any loss of functionality. regards, Weongyo Jeong _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
