src/sys/dev/vx/if_vxvar.h, branch releng/6.2

MFC: Rototill vx(4) adding locking and marking MPSAFE in the process.

2005-11-04T17:45:20+00:00

Stop embedding struct ifnet at the top of driver softcs. Instead the

2005-06-10T16:49:24+00:00

struct ifnet or the layer 2 common structure it was embedded in have
been replaced with a struct ifnet pointer to be filled by a call to the
new function, if_alloc(). The layer 2 common structure is also allocated
via if_alloc() based on the interface type. It is hung off the new
struct ifnet member, if_l2com.

This change removes the size of these structures from the kernel ABI and
will allow us to better manage them as interfaces come and go.

Other changes of note:
 - Struct arpcom is no longer referenced in normal interface code.
   Instead the Ethernet address is accessed via the IFP2ENADDR() macro.
   To enforce this ac_enaddr has been renamed to _ac_enaddr.
 - The second argument to ether_ifattach is now always the mac address
   from driver private storage rather than sometimes being ac_enaddr.

Reviewed by:	sobomax, sam

Start each of the license/copyright comments with /*-, minor shuffle of lines

2005-01-06T01:43:34+00:00

ss if_vx through indent, and use ANSI function definitions, prior to adding

2004-08-18T16:56:54+00:00

if_media and DMA support to the driver.  The previous style was inconsistent
making it difficult to emulate existing style.

Replace the if_name and if_unit members of struct ifnet with new members

2003-10-31T18:32:15+00:00

if_xname, if_dname, and if_dunit. if_xname is the name of the interface
and if_dname/unit are the driver name and instance.

This change paves the way for interface renaming and enhanced pseudo
device creation and configuration symantics.

Approved By:	re (in principle)
Reviewed By:	njl, imp
Tested On:	i386, amd64, sparc64
Obtained From:	NetBSD (if_xname)

Start to minimize diffs between vx and ep. These latter is based on a

2003-10-25T04:05:33+00:00

more advanced version of the chips supported by the former.  Matt Dodd
and I are working towards merging them, and this a step on that path.