rfb Xorg drivers [PSARC/2008/555 FastTrack timeout 09/05/2008]

[Ron Bielaski]

The project team is not clear on the purpose and direction of Nevada
and would deliver into Nevada if it makes sense.

Ron

From: Garrett D'Amore
>
>Eric Sultan wrote:
>> This is almost correct.  The project doesn't plan to deliver into the 
>> nevada builds, but if it becomes important to do so, your first point 
>> would be correct.  Your second and third points are correct statements.
>
>I think it would be best to deliver into Nevada and Indiana at the same 
>time, and possibly revoke pfb/nfb at the same time.
>
>Unless there are compelling reasons not to do this?
>
>    -- Garrett
>>
>>   -- Eric
>>
>>
>> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>> Eric Sultan wrote:
>>>   
>>>> The timer having expired with no unresolved issues, I am marking this
>>>> case approved.
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Sorry for the late response, but I was travelling last week and am just
>>> catching up on e-mail now.
>>>
>>> Would the following be a correct summary of the final spec?
>>>
>>> - In the "Nevada" WOS builds (aka SXCE), both the existing drivers (pfb
>>>   & nfb) and the new driver (efb) will be delivered.   Which is loaded
>>>   depends on the ordering in /etc/driver_aliases, which is controlled
>>>   by package installation order, and thus will be random depending on
>>>   installation method & WOS media layout for the build in question.
>>>   All users of XVR-100 & XVR-300 cards on Nevada will thus be responsible
>>>   for knowing which driver is for Xsun vs. Xorg and manually pkgrm'ing
>>>   the driver they don't want after each OS install/upgrade.   How will
>>>   SXCE & internal Nevada users be informed of this flag day/installation
>>>   requirement?
>>>
>>> - In the "Indiana" WOS builds (aka OpenSolaris), only efb will be delivered,
>>>   and pfb & nfb will not be.
>>>
>>> - There are no plans to backport this to prior Solaris releases, such as
>>>   Solaris 10, and if those plans are ever made in the future, a new ARC
>>>   case will be brought forward then to figure out the additional 
complications
>>>   of this model in the patch & update release world.