Subject: moving away from BROKEN_INDIRECT_CONFIG
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/13/1998 18:11:03
I'm trying to get the last dependencies on
BROKEN_INDIRECT_CONFIG out of the
device drivers. It is almost done, but there are
4 ISA drivers left where things are not so
straightforward.
Is anybody working on them, or feels responsible?
Comments on the questions below?

best regards
Matthias


if_fe: The driver could be split into 3 frontends:
	-Fujitsu FMV-180
	-Allied-Telesis AT1700/RE2000
	-Fujitsu MBH10302 (PCMCIA).
	Is it worth the effort?

if_ie: The driver could be split into 3 frontends:
	-AT&T StarLAN/EN100
	-3c507
	-Intel EtherExpress 16,
	and the machine independant i82586 backend
	could be used.
	Is it worth the effort?

pas: The card is set to a soundblaster-compatible mode
	in the probe function.
	This means probably that the PAS specific probe
	parts don't work anymore after this - but they are
	needed in attach() for proper identification.
	Can it be reset to PAS mode?

pss: The driver looks broken: The attach arg for the sp
	part is different in its probe and attach functions.
	Does it work?