[brussels-dev] Re: [networking-discuss] Re: NIC futures.... cassini, GLDv3, legacy, etc.

[sowmini.varadhan at sun.com]

On (06/17/07 08:09), Masayuki Murayama wrote:
> I recommend to make a new common layer for managing tx/rx
> buffers, tx/rx descriptor rings, and MII link. In my experience
> on writing various nic drivers, they were common.
> Actually I tried to make such a common layer, and it reduced
> the lines in hardware depend section. Typically it was 1500 - 2500
> lines for a driver.

Could you elaborate on the details of your own effort? Having such a
layer may open up new possibilities for Brussels.. 

--Sowmini