cvs commit: src/sys/conf files kern.pre.mk src/sys/dev/em LICENSE e1000_80003es2lan.c e1000_80003es2lan.h e1000_82540.c e1000_82541.c e1000_82541.h e1000_82542.c e1000_82543.c e1000_82543.h e1000_82571.c e1000_82571.h e1000_82575.c ...

[Erik Trulsson]

On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 05:05:05PM -0700, Jack Vogel wrote:
> On 10/5/07, Erik Trulsson <ertr1013 at student.uu.se> wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 10:49:09PM +0000, Jack F Vogel wrote:
> > > jfv         2007-10-05 22:49:09 UTC
> > >
> > >   FreeBSD src repository
> > >
> > >   Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_6)
> > >     sys/conf             files kern.pre.mk
> > >     sys/dev/em           LICENSE if_em.c if_em.h
> > >     sys/modules/em       Makefile
> > >   Added files:           (Branch: RELENG_6)
> > >     sys/dev/em           e1000_80003es2lan.c e1000_80003es2lan.h
> > >                          e1000_82540.c e1000_82541.c e1000_82541.h
> > >                          e1000_82542.c e1000_82543.c e1000_82543.h
> > >                          e1000_82571.c e1000_82571.h e1000_82575.c
> > >                          e1000_82575.h e1000_api.c e1000_api.h
> > >                          e1000_defines.h e1000_hw.h
> > >                          e1000_ich8lan.c e1000_ich8lan.h
> > >                          e1000_mac.c e1000_mac.h e1000_manage.c
> > >                          e1000_manage.h e1000_nvm.c e1000_nvm.h
> > >                          e1000_osdep.h e1000_phy.c e1000_phy.h
> > >                          e1000_regs.h
> > >   Removed files:         (Branch: RELENG_6)
> > >     sys/dev/em           if_em_hw.c if_em_hw.h if_em_osdep.h
> > >   Log:
> > >   MFC of Intel driver version 6.6.6
> > >   This adds our new modular shared code, support for MSI/MSIX, hardware
> > >   support for newer adapters, and a variety of bug fixes.
> >
> > Am I right in thinking that this code is actually newer than the code
> > in -CURRENT (which seems to be version 6.5.3) ?   If this is indeed the
> > case, then shouldn't this code have gone into -CURRENT first?
> 
> Yes, it is newer, the reason for this is the delta between what CURRENT
> has and this is small, and I did not want to impact CURRENT while its
> frozen getting ready for release.
> 
> That delta between CURRENT and this is also not just some hacking of
> mine, its from my Intel release that has gone thru a whole test/validation
> and bug fix period of months.
> 
> I would actually have liked to update BOTH CURRENT and STABLE with
> this but I was holding off on CURRENT because there are no critical
> bug fixes it doesnt have, and its about to be made into a release.

As I understand it the policy of FreeBSD is that new stuff *always* should
go into -CURRENT first before it is allowed to go into any -STABLE branch.

Please see
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/rules.html







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Erik Trulsson
ertr1013 at student.uu.se