HEADS UP: if_ar, if_sr, *old* USB stack network driver users

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009, Robert Watson wrote:

>>> 16 February 2009	HEADS UP to lists (this e-mail)
>>> 01 March 2009		Disable build of all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers 
>>> in 8.x
>> 
>> Slightly delayed while USB NDIS was sorted out, I will be moving ahead with 
>> disabling the build of all IFF_NEEDSGIANT drivers in HEAD later today.
>
> This patch is now committed; while I've done build testing (etc) there's 
> always a chance of problems -- please drop me an e-mail if I missed 
> something.

Just to be clear -- if you are a user of:

   if_ar
   if_sr

Or one of the USB network interface drivers from the old USB stack (not the 
new USB2 stack), then you will now find your device drivers are not part of 
the build.  USB users should use the new USB stack if they need network 
interface drivers; if_ar and if_sr drivers will need to modify the device 
drivers to be MPSAFE and then submit patches.

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge