svn commit: r317383 - in head: . etc/mtree include lib/libc/net rescue/rescue sbin sbin/atm sbin/atm/atmconfig share/man/man4 sys/boot/forth sys/conf sys/dev/en sys/dev/fatm sys/dev/hatm sys/dev/pa...

[Brooks Davis]

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 09:21:50PM +0000, Brooks Davis wrote:
> Author: brooks
> Date: Mon Apr 24 21:21:49 2017
> New Revision: 317383
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/317383
> 
> Log:
>   Remove the NATM framework including the en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), and
>   patm(4) devices.
>   
>   Maintaining an address family and framework has real costs when we make
>   infrastructure improvements.  In the case of NATM we support no devices
>   manufactured in the last 20 years and some will not even work in modern
>   motherboards (some newer devices that patm(4) could be updated to
>   support apparently exist, but we do not currently have support).
>   
>   With this change, support remains for some netgraph modules that don't
>   require NATM support code. It is unclear if all these should remain,
>   though ng_atmllc certainly stands alone.
>   
>   Note well: FreeBSD 11 supports NATM and will continue to do so until at
>   least September 30, 2021.  Improvements to the code in FreeBSD 11 are
>   certainly welcome.
>   
>   Reviewed by:	philip
>   Approved by:	harti

Should have included:

Differential revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D9883

-- Brooks
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