the base address. This allows for a more flexible layout of buffers
in the Lance's memory.
- Add a new element 'sc_saved_csr0' to am7990_softc. It's value is or-ed
with the current csr0 value in the am7990_intr() function. This allowes
for a 'deferred' interrupt sceme.
- Implement a simple quirks framework for changers.
- Add a quirk for the Spectra 9000 8mm tape library; it requires a
slightly-longer-than-1-minute delay to take tape inventory. Many
thanks to David Webster at Cygnus Solutions for testing this for me.
to prepare for if_media, and to support EISA 3c59x cards:
* change epconfig() to take a short that encodes the chipset
type (3c509, or Demon/Vortex/Boomerang).
* add distinct 3c509 and Demon/Vortex/Boomerang media-sense
functions to back end.
* Add EISA match/attach support for the 3c592 and 3c597
(Demon) cards as well as the 3c509-comatibl EISA 3c509/3c579.
* Assume that ISA and ISA PnP cards are 3c509-style, until
proof to the contrary (e.g. large packet support).
Tested on 3c595, 3c590, and 3c509b. Not tested on 3c515 or Demon.
(RX_RESET, TX_RESET, GLOBAL_RESET).
Commands issued while a reset is in progress may be dropped. The driver
must wait until resets are complete; ep_complete_cmd() does so.
* Change RX_RESET, TX_RESET, GLOBAL_RESET to use ep_complete_cmd().
* Revert epconfig() to use inline RX_RESET, TX_RESET.
That avoids accidentally setting IFF_UP, which breaks both diskless boot,
and "halt" commands issued before the interface is brought up.
a "Smart Frame Buffer TURBOchannel Module" user's manual(?), and from
some "DECstation 5000 Model 240 Options and Upgrades" guides found
while cleaning out my office.
- Keep a freelist of component buffer headers, defaulting
to 8 headers per component (tunable with the CCDNBUF
kernel compile option).
- When allocating a component buffer, try to pull a header
off the freelist first, falling back on MALLOC() if the
freelist is empty. Use MALLOC() rather than malloc(),
because it will attempt to short-cut the allocation before
actually making a full-blown malloc() call.
- Keep statistics on how many component buffer headers have
been allocated and how many of those allocations have
resulted in freelist misses.
With these changes, I observed measurable decreases in system and
wall clock time on operations on an 8G ccd, as well as a measurable
drop in the time spent in ccdbuffer() (measured with kernel profiling).
