QFE/HME merge [PSARC/2007/404 FastTrack timeout 07/18/2007]

[Garrett D'Amore]

I. Szczesniak wrote:
> On 7/10/07, Garrett D'Amore <Garrett.Damore at sun.com> wrote:
>> I. Szczesniak wrote:
>> > On 7/10/07, Garrett D'Amore - sun microsystems
>> > <gd78059 at sac.sfbay.sun.com> wrote:
>> >> I'm submitting the following on my own behalf; its another hme/qfe
>> >> related
>> >> case.
>> >>
>> >> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.63 06/14/07 SMI
>> >> This information is Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems
>> >> 1. Introduction
>> >>     1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
>> >>          QFE/HME merge
>> >>     1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
>> >>          Author:  Garrett D'Amore
>> >>     1.3  Date of This Document:
>> >>         10 July, 2007
>> >> 4. Technical Description
>> >
>> > Are you going to support QFE cards on x86?
>> >
>> > Irek
>>
>> Not as part of this case.
>>
>> I have asked around and gotten *very* little interest in x86 support for
>> these NICs.
>
> Did you ask in alt.solaris.x86 or Sun Managers?

No.   I asked around the OpenSolaris community lists though.

I also put a poll up on my blog.

The responses were that folks mostly wanted GLDv3 support for qfe, but 
that very few people would really care much if qfe worked on x86.

>
>> Adding such support is not too hard, but it isn't trivial
>> either.  Right now only you and Darren Reed have expressed interest.
>> (Assuming you are expressing interest?)
>
> I am expressing interest.

Understood.

    -- Garrett
>
> Irek