cvs commit: src UPDATING src/sys/i386/include i4b_ioctl.h src/sys/i4b/layer4 i4b_l4mgmt.c src/usr.sbin/i4b/isdnd controller.c

[Robert Watson]

On Sun, 6 Aug 2006, Thomas Wintergerst wrote:

> twinterg    2006-08-06 19:03:27 UTC
>
>  FreeBSD src repository
>
>  Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_6)
>    .                    UPDATING
>    sys/i386/include     i4b_ioctl.h
>    sys/i4b/layer4       i4b_l4mgmt.c
>    usr.sbin/i4b/isdnd   controller.c
>  Log:
>  MFC:
>
>  Extend i4b to support CAPI manager based ISDN controllers (CAPI manager is
>  part of c4b, CAPI for BSD). This may be a preparation to add CAPI for BSD to
>  the source tree, in case the decision to MFC c4b itself is positive. Until
>  then users of c4b at least do not need to build a new kernel or base system
>  to compile and run c4b.

Any chance we will see the following change in 7.x in the near future?  Per 
discussion on arch@, the goal is to remove as many non-MPSAFEty crutches from 
the tree as possible before 7.0:

peppercorn:~/freebsd/commit/src/sys/i4b> grep -ri giant .
./driver/i4b_ctl.c:     .d_flags =      D_NEEDGIANT,
./driver/i4b_ipr.c:NET_NEEDS_GIANT("i4b_ipr");
./driver/i4b_isppp.c:NET_NEEDS_GIANT("i4b_isppp");
./driver/i4b_rbch.c:    .d_flags =      D_NEEDGIANT,
./driver/i4b_tel.c:     .d_flags =      D_NEEDGIANT,
./driver/i4b_trace.c:   .d_flags =      D_NEEDGIANT,
./layer4/i4b_i4bdrv.c:  .d_flags =      D_NEEDGIANT,

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge