From owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org Tue Nov 13 06:28:11 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2A4B11058CC; Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:28:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zeising@freebsd.org) Received: from mail.daemonic.se (mail.daemonic.se [IPv6:2607:f740:d:20::25]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2A59F74F52; Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:28:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zeising@freebsd.org) Received: from cid.daemonic.se (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by mail.daemonic.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42vHkK5VTzzDj5M; Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:28:09 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daemonic.se Received: from mail.daemonic.se ([127.0.0.1]) (using TLS with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256) by cid.daemonic.se (mailscanner.daemonic.se [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10587) with ESMTPS id xjQJeJmm-Uom; Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:28:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from garnet.daemonic.se (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:dca9:201:9eda:3eff:fe70:24c0]) by mail.daemonic.se (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 42vHkJ5VRwzDhFd; Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:28:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: svn commit: r340387 - in head/sys: amd64/conf i386/conf To: Kevin Bowling , Warner Losh Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers , rgrimes@freebsd.org References: <201811130030.wAD0U6sG028350@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> From: Niclas Zeising Message-ID: <11af3fe5-76aa-ab66-ac06-4c53cdeb5bc1@freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 07:28:08 +0100 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 2A59F74F52 X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-103.90 / 200.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; ALLOW_DOMAIN_WHITELIST(-100.00)[freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[freebsd.org]; R_SPF_SOFTFAIL(0.00)[~all]; RCPT_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[6]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: mx66.freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.99)[-0.994,0]; IP_SCORE(-0.80)[asn: 36236(-3.89), country: US(-0.09)]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:36236, ipnet:2607:f740:d::/48, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Server: mx1.freebsd.org X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:28:12 -0000 On 11/13/18 7:10 AM, Kevin Bowling wrote: > ppc64 will be the next arch after amd64 to get modern graphics > (https://github.com/POWER9BSD/freebsd/commits/projects/lkpi) but we > like the tier-2 status for now and will replay changes from amd64 > GENERIC once I'm able to test. > > FWIW evdev is the standard with libinput for X11 under Linux. It's > useful for modern trackpads and has no downsides for traditional > keyboards and mice under X11. It's also a requisite for Wayland. So > I am happy to see this change, thanks Niclas!. > This is great! Let me and the rest of the graphics team know if we can help in any way. I have no problem enabling evdev support in ppc64 (or any other arches) if it's tested at least a little. The only reason I only enabled it for i386 and amd64 is that those are the platforms I have available myself. Regards -- Niclas Zeising