Re: [HEADSUP] big polling changes

From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:32:17 +0400
On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 08:00:23PM +0200, Christian Brueffer wrote:
C> On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 12:51:24AM +0400, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
C> >   Colleagues,
C> > 
C> >   I have just committed a big polling cleanup. First important
C> > point is that only two drivers were tested to work. Please,
C> > if you run CURRENT and polling(4), please reply to this mail,
C> > saying whether your NIC works or not. When I get approvements
C> > for all drivers, then I will be ready for MFC. Current state is:
C> > 
C> >   em	- tested (ru, glebius)
C> >   fxp	- tested (glebius)
C> >   ixgb	- not tested (changeset similar to em)
C> >   nge	- not tested
C> >   re	- not tested
C> >   vge	- not tested
C> >   dc	- not tested
C> >   rl	- not tested
C> >   sf	- not tested
C> >   sis	- not tested
C> >   ste	- not tested
C> >   vr	- not tested
C> >   xl	- not tested
C> > 
C> > The second important point is that you should not use kern.polling.enable
C> > anymore. Just turn polling on interface with ifconfig, either manually
C> > or via rc.conf.
C> > 
C> 
C> I can test sf(4), dc(4), vr(4) and soon vge(4) if you whip up a patch
C> for RELENG_6.

Patch for RELENG_6 is here:

  http://people.freebsd.org/~glebius/totest/newpoll_RELENG_6.diff

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Received on Tue Oct 04 2005 - 12:32:21 UTC

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