Subject: moving away from BROKEN_INDIRECT_CONFIG
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/13/1998 18:11:03
I'm trying to get the last dependencies on
BROKEN_INDIRECT_CONFIG out of the
device drivers. It is almost done, but there are
4 ISA drivers left where things are not so
straightforward.
Is anybody working on them, or feels responsible?
Comments on the questions below?

best regards
Matthias


if_fe: The driver could be split into 3 frontends:
 -Fujitsu FMV-180
 -Allied-Telesis AT1700/RE2000
 -Fujitsu MBH10302 (PCMCIA).
 Is it worth the effort?

if_ie: The driver could be split into 3 frontends:
 -AT&T StarLAN/EN100
 -3c507
 -Intel EtherExpress 16,
 and the machine independant i82586 backend
 could be used.
 Is it worth the effort?

pas: The card is set to a soundblaster-compatible mode
 in the probe function.
 This means probably that the PAS specific probe
 parts don't work anymore after this - but they are
 needed in attach() for proper identification.
 Can it be reset to PAS mode?

pss: The driver looks broken: The attach arg for the sp
 part is different in its probe and attach functions.
 Does it work?