cvs commit: src/sys/net if.c

[Scott Long]

On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, Brian Fundakowski Feldman wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 08:19:20AM -0600, Scott Long wrote:
> > On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, Brian Fundakowski Feldman wrote:
> > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 02:58:47PM +0200, Oliver Lehmann wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Brian Feldman wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >   Revision  Changes    Path
> > > > >   1.209     +1 -0      src/sys/net/if.c
> > > >
> > > > Are there plans for MFCing 208 and 209?
> > >
> > > There are supposed to be, because it's listed as one of the 5.3-RELEASE
> > > blockers.  However, I don't think the 5.3-RELEASE blockers are actually
> > > going to block anything.
> > >
> >
> > Why do you say that?  Are you going to MFC these other versions, or just
> > wait and then complain that we released known bad code?
>
> I am not MFCing it because it is not my change.  Here are the list of TODO
> items from the "show stopper" and "required features" sections that I do not
> believe will be done:
> * PREEMPTION-related hangs involving threads

This is mostly solved, and Julian is just tracking down some edge cases
that people have reported.  I'm not sure if we are going to turn on
PREEMPTION for 5.3, though.

> * boot time panic

This is reported to have gone away.  We are still investigating, though.

> * Reports of UFS2 "large disk" problems

I guess you haven't been paying attention to all of the good work that
Pawel is doing here.  I also have fixes in my queue for growfs.

>
> "desired features":
> * everything

You're probably right here.  We are going to revisit this section later.

One that you failed to mention in the 'Required' section is sparc64 KSE.
That work is in progress thanks to a new volunteer, but I doubt that it'll
be ready for commit in the next week.  I don't like mentioning this item
though since it ties into the larger 'Tier' discussion, and fighting over
that is not something that I like to do every day.

>
> "Things not on the lists that I would love to be fixed":
> * IPv6 route lookup recursion I've fixed already/still getting review
> * ugen detachment crash I've fixed already/still getting review
> * BPF panics due to bpfdetach() on live interface
> * cbb child interrupt handler deregistration race+panic
> * SoftUpdates panics
> * anything from http://www.holm.cc/stress/log/
>

Of the things are you are working on right now, how many do you think
you'll have fixed in the next week?  I'm definitely not trying to rush
you, just curious on what you have planned.

> Feel free to prove me wrong about any of these.  I only have so much time to
> do anything myself, so don't expect me to just drop everything and work full
> time night and day without pay to fix everything that no one has any interest
> in fixing.  I can only fix so much "everything that no one has any interest
> in fixing."
>
> P.S.: Shout outs to phk, rwatson, julian, jhb, csjp, and anyone I may have
>       forgotten, who is spending an inordinate amount of time on FreeBSD's
>       stability.

Indeed.

Scott