Ron Bielaski wrote:
> The project team is not clear on the purpose and direction of Nevada
> and would deliver into Nevada if it makes sense.
>
Right now, the logical direction to integrate into OpenSolaris is to
first integrate into Nevada. Bypassing Nevada requires extra effort.
Nevada is still the baseline for the commercial Solaris releases, and if
there is ever a Solaris 11, it will probably be based on the Nevada product.
-- Garrett
> Ron
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> From: Garrett D'Amore
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>> Eric Sultan wrote:
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>>> This is almost correct. The project doesn't plan to deliver into the
>>> nevada builds, but if it becomes important to do so, your first point
>>> would be correct. Your second and third points are correct statements.
>>>
>> I think it would be best to deliver into Nevada and Indiana at the same
>> time, and possibly revoke pfb/nfb at the same time.
>>
>> Unless there are compelling reasons not to do this?
>>
>> -- Garrett
>>
>>> -- Eric
>>>
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>>> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
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>>>> Eric Sultan wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>> The timer having expired with no unresolved issues, I am marking this
>>>>> case approved.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the late response, but I was travelling last week and am just
>>>> catching up on e-mail now.
>>>>
>>>> Would the following be a correct summary of the final spec?
>>>>
>>>> - In the "Nevada" WOS builds (aka SXCE), both the existing drivers (pfb
>>>> & nfb) and the new driver (efb) will be delivered. Which is loaded
>>>> depends on the ordering in /etc/driver_aliases, which is controlled
>>>> by package installation order, and thus will be random depending on
>>>> installation method & WOS media layout for the build in question.
>>>> All users of XVR-100 & XVR-300 cards on Nevada will thus be responsible
>>>> for knowing which driver is for Xsun vs. Xorg and manually pkgrm'ing
>>>> the driver they don't want after each OS install/upgrade. How will
>>>> SXCE & internal Nevada users be informed of this flag day/installation
>>>> requirement?
>>>>
>>>> - In the "Indiana" WOS builds (aka OpenSolaris), only efb will be
>>>> delivered,
>>>> and pfb & nfb will not be.
>>>>
>>>> - There are no plans to backport this to prior Solaris releases, such as
>>>> Solaris 10, and if those plans are ever made in the future, a new ARC
>>>> case will be brought forward then to figure out the additional
>>>>
> complications
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>>>> of this model in the patch & update release world.
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