James Carlson Wrote: > Cecilia Hu writes: >> I am sponsoring this case for Samuel Tu. This case is to provide >> a new NIC driver, ixge(7D), for Intel 10GbE PCI Express Adapter. >> The requested releas binding is micro/patch. >> >> I-team consider it is better to archive this driver in PSARC, while >> the architecture is straight forwarding and the interface is >> clear, I am marking it as "closed approved automatic." > > Can you explain how this project relates to PSARC 2004/824? That case > also aimed to deliver a driver by the name "ixge" for Intel 10Gb > Ethernet interfaces.
Sorry about the typo, again. The correction mail has been sent to alias, driver's name should be "ixgbe". > Is this case a duplicate? Does it supersede or obsolete the previous > one? (I had thought that the earlier project had shipped even though > ARC review never completed -- I've heard from customers using it.) > >> Intel has software license agreement with Sun to allow Sun integrate >> this driver and distribute the software in both source, and binary >> object code forms. This SLA also grants Sun the right to make >> modification to the source code and distribute the modified driver >> in open source and binary forms. > > Not an ARC issue, but I hope these agreements are being reviewed by > the OpenSolaris team. An agreement that allows only Sun to make > changes or redistribute would be problematic and might require > additional infrastructure work. AFAIK, IHV team worked out this issue with Intel, and I-team got the SLA number. If it's proper, Samuel can share number here. -- Cecilia.Hu at Sun.COM Solaris x86 Engineering, Sun Microsystems +86-10-82618200 ext. 82947 / 62673947
