HEAD UP: non-MPSAFE network drivers to be disabled (was: 8.0 network stack MPsafety goals (fwd))

[Robert Watson]

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Joao Barros wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Robert Watson <rwatson at freebsd.org> wrote:
>> The following USB drivers will remain enabled due to on-going USB work that 
>> should eliminate IFF_NEEDSGIANT:
>
> Is this on-going USB work just on the driver level or on the USB stack as 
> well? I assume both need to be touched for MP safety. Who is doing this 
> work?

I'm not familiar with the details of the on-going work, but as I understand 
it, all USB device drivers have been fully locked and the requirement for 
IFF_NEEDSGIANT is eliminated.  Perhaps Hans, Warner, or Alfred could provide 
some further insight in this area.

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge