From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 6 17:13:40 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AC6216A40F for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 17:13:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from FS.denninger.net (wsip-70-169-168-7.pn.at.cox.net [70.169.168.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52BA843D5E for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 17:13:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.6/8.13.1) with SMTP id k96HDbfd057803 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 12:13:37 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net [127.0.0.1] by Spamblock-sys (LOCAL); Fri Oct 6 12:13:37 2006 Received: (from karl@localhost) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.6/8.13.1/Submit) id k96HDbDH057800 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 12:13:37 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 12:13:37 -0500 From: Karl Denninger To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061006171337.GA57753@FS.denninger.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20061005151925.GA1156@FS.denninger.net> <005401c6e8fd$63a3ffe0$3301a8c0@janmxp> <00c101c6e905$d1a46cc0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <00c101c6e905$d1a46cc0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Karl's Sushi and Packet Smashers X-Die-Spammers: Spammers cheerfully broiled for supper and served with ketchup! Subject: Re: Recommendations for a serial port card you can actually BUY? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:13:40 -0000 On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 01:10:37AM -0400, Matt Emmerton wrote: > > Karl Denninger wrote: > > > So..... I have an application that requires six serial ports, and would > > > like ten. 5.x FreeBSD versions are being EOL'd per the announcement, > > > forcing me to move to 6.x. The Comtrol driver for the "Smart" > > > Rocketport boards is broken in 6.x, and the PR appears to be one > > > that will sit and rot. > > > > > > What options do I have in the FreeBSD universe here guys? This is a > > > real no-BS production application that has hundreds of deployed > instances, > > > and it is in no way "obsolete" or something I intend to stop supporting. > > Well, you could find (or hire) someone to fix the driver in 6.x, which would > save you the cost of re-deploying hardware. > (I'm assuming that the PR is a statement of "brokenness", and not one that > has a patch that fixes the problem.) Correct; the PR is (my) statement of brokenness.... Fixing the driver would require knowing what has changed that broke it..... I've not found any such concise statement of what has changed internally in the kernel interfaces in the past... does such a thing exist? -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind