Darren Reed writes: > > How do we encourage 3rd party developers to target Solaris if > we are using superior interfaces (for performance) than the ones > they are able to use? Is it ok to set double standards like this?
Speaking as a NIC driver author working for an IHV, it is a pain to be constrained to GLDv2 or DLPI. However, having newer, better interfaces available inside Solaris provides a strong motivation for us to move forward with getting our driver into Solaris, so that we can use these consolidation private interfaces. Also, being able to see and potentially taste the forbidden fruit of future interfaces that are currently private is frustrating, but the ability to publicly discuss them, and even to try them out far outweighs the inability to use them in a shipping product. I work on both solaris and macosx drivers (and many other *nixes). Looked at from far away, open solaris is to solaris as darwin is to macosx. However, I have found the open solaris community to be much more open, helpful and pleasant to work with than "open" darwin community. You ask for feedback on future interfaces and features, rather than wrapping them in NDAs and squelching discussion about direction on your mailing list. This alone is a breath of fresh air. Keep up the good work. Drew _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
