[freebsd-amd64] Possible 3ware 8506-12 SATA Controller issues...

[Vinod Kashyap]

> 
> On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 05:16:30PM -0700, Vinod Kashyap wrote:
> > > From: David O'Brien [mailto:obrien at freebsd.org]
> > > Vinod,
> > > As the FreeBSD 3Ware driver maintainer can you address 
> these driver
> > > concerns on AMD64 hardware [in 64-bit mode]?
> ...
> > The official support on FreeBSD for 7xxx, 8xxx and 9xxx series
> > controllers is only for i386.  Although the driver might work
> > on other platforms, it's never been tested.  The FreeBSD management
> > tools provided by 3ware are only for i386.
> 
> As twe(4) maintainer, what would it take for you to test the 
> drivers on
> FreeBSD/AMD64 (in 64-bit mode)?
> 

Officially supporting a platform will need the driver to go through
a thorough QA process, and therefore need QA resources (not me).  Also,
there has to be this... ROI... :-)  All in all, it's not my call!


> -- 
> -- David  (obrien at FreeBSD.org)
>