Subject: port-arc/13388: ARC port does not use MI NCR53c9x driver
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/05/2001 09:17:02
>Number: 13388
>Category: port-arc
>Synopsis: ARC port does not use MI NCR53c9x driver
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: port-arc-maintainer
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 05 09:15:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jason R Thorpe
>Release: All versions of NetBSD that include the ARC port
>Organization:
Zembu Labs, Inc.
>Environment:
System: NEC Image RISCstation
Architecture: mipsel
Machine: arc
>Description:
The ARC port uses its own 53c9x driver, not the MI version. The
MI version supports additional features, such as tagged command
queueing, etc. It's also generally bad practice to not use MI
drivers.
>How-To-Repeat:
Code inspection.
>Fix:
Not provided.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: