netatm: plan for removal unless an active maintainer is found

[Robert Watson]

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Robert Watson wrote:

> In order to begin to merge revised socket/pcb code, required to fix a number 
> of current races manifesting in the TCP code under load, and required for 
> breaking out the tcbinfo lock which is a significant bottleneck in high 
> performance TCP and multi-processor TCP scalability, I will disconnect 
> netatm and dependent components from the build on April 1, 2006.  At that 
> point, I will merge updated socket and pcb reference counting.

Reminder: April 1 approaches.

I've merged changes to many non-netinet protocols in support of the 
approaching socket/pcb reference model changes, but have the netinet changes 
depend on completing socket layer changes that are believed not to work with 
netatm as they stand.  I'll be posting the socket and netinet changes to arch@ 
today; I've posted them previously to other lists, such as current at .

Robert N M Watson