struct ifnet or the layer 2 common structure it was embedded in have
been replaced with a struct ifnet pointer to be filled by a call to the
new function, if_alloc(). The layer 2 common structure is also allocated
via if_alloc() based on the interface type. It is hung off the new
struct ifnet member, if_l2com.
This change removes the size of these structures from the kernel ABI and
will allow us to better manage them as interfaces come and go.
Other changes of note:
- Struct arpcom is no longer referenced in normal interface code.
Instead the Ethernet address is accessed via the IFP2ENADDR() macro.
To enforce this ac_enaddr has been renamed to _ac_enaddr.
- The second argument to ether_ifattach is now always the mac address
from driver private storage rather than sometimes being ac_enaddr.
Reviewed by: sobomax, sam
network layer (ether).
- Don't abuse module names to facilitate ifconfig module loading;
such abuse isn't really needed. (And if we do need type information
associated with a module then we should make it explicit and not
use hacks.)
- Remove some obsolete code (NetBSD gem.c r1.12)
- Clean up how the local MAC address is programmed (NetBSD gem.c r1.13)
- Make the driver work on PowerMacs with gigabit interfaces
(NetBSD gem.c r1.14 and r1.15, gemreg.h r1.3 and r1.4, gemvar.h r1.6 and 1.7)
- Suppress RX_MAC interrutps regarding the FRAME_COUNT register.
(NetBSD gem.c r1.16 and r1.17)
- Fix receiver lockups. (NetBSD gem.c r1.18, gemvar.h r1.8)
- Distinguish between Apple and Sun variants (NetBSD if_gem_pci.c r1.9)
Reviewed by: tmm
Obtained from: NetBSD