ndis [was Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules]
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 00:45:24 +0200 > From: Kamil Rytarowski > > > compat_ndis > > This one perhaps could stay. It's for network driver. On review, it appears this is not actually included in any GENERIC kernels at all -- or even the x86 ALL kernels. It doesn't even seem to build. It is marked as `experimental'. Does anyone care about it? (This is different from and independent of urndis(4), which does build and does work, and which I even use sometimes.)
Re: ndis [was Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules]
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:56:41PM +, Taylor R Campbell wrote: > > Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 00:45:24 +0200 > > From: Kamil Rytarowski > > > > > compat_ndis > > > > This one perhaps could stay. It's for network driver. > > On review, it appears this is not actually included in any GENERIC > kernels at all -- or even the x86 ALL kernels. It doesn't even seem > to build. It is marked as `experimental'. Does anyone care about it? > I might care about it if it worked. I couldn't even make it work for wired NICs some years ago. I have a feeling it's incomplete and/or broken. I don't think it does any syscall compat stuff though. Jonathan Kollasch
Re: ndis [was Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules]
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 06:00:18PM -0500, Jonathan A. Kollasch wrote: > On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:56:41PM +, Taylor R Campbell wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 00:45:24 +0200 > > > From: Kamil Rytarowski > > > > > > > compat_ndis > > > > > > This one perhaps could stay. It's for network driver. > > > > On review, it appears this is not actually included in any GENERIC > > kernels at all -- or even the x86 ALL kernels. It doesn't even seem > > to build. It is marked as `experimental'. Does anyone care about it? > > > > I might care about it if it worked. I couldn't even make it work for > wired NICs some years ago. I have a feeling it's incomplete and/or > broken. I don't think it does any syscall compat stuff though. Correct. It is an emulation layer of the NDIS kernel API. No user servicable parts here. Joerg
Re: ndis [was Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules]
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 06:00:18PM -0500, Jonathan A. Kollasch wrote: > I might care about it if it worked. I couldn't even make it work for > wired NICs some years ago. I have a feeling it's incomplete and/or > broken. I don't think it does any syscall compat stuff though. The code and some other things claim it is compatible with NDIS 5.1, I am under the impression that means only Windows XP or older drivers will work. I think manufacturers have stopped making such drivers, but they can still be found for hardware.
