From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 12 06:26:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93D5616A4CE; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:26:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.bayarea.net [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C73043D31; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:26:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from [192.168.4.250] (dhcp50.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.250]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iAC6QEF8058980; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:26:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) In-Reply-To: <20041112043338.GB25694@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> References: <20041112043338.GB25694@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Marcel Moolenaar Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:26:14 -0800 To: Ken Smith X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org cc: phk@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tty changes and GENERIC X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:26:22 -0000 On Nov 11, 2004, at 8:33 PM, Ken Smith wrote: > Given the changes in the tty infrastructure lately does anyone know > of a reason to not do this: > > Index: sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC,v > retrieving revision 1.83 > diff -u -r1.83 GENERIC > --- sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC 2 Nov 2004 20:57:20 -0000 1.83 > +++ sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC 12 Nov 2004 04:27:42 -0000 > @@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ > device "mk48txx" # Mostek MK48T02, MK48T08, MK48T59 clock > > # Serial (COM) ports > -device sab # Siemens SAB82532 based serial ports > -device zs # Zilog 8530 based serial ports > -#device uart # Multi-uart driver > -#device puc # Multi-channel uarts > +#device sab # Siemens SAB82532 based serial ports > +#device zs # Zilog 8530 based serial ports > +device uart # Multi-uart driver > +device puc # Multi-channel uarts > > # Parallel port > #device ppc > Hang on. On an Ultra 2 the puc(4)+uart(4) combination causes hangs. I'm looking into it right now. When it's fixed, the proposed change should be ok. Until then such a change is slightly too destructive. > At least on the set of machines I have access to uart seems to be > the tty driver that's finding the ports. My serial console port > is coming up as '/dev/screen'. Do you happen to use ofw_console(4)? -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net