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Date:      Thu, 18 Dec 1997 17:38:49 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Ted Faber <faber@ISI.EDU>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, ambrisko@whistle.com, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PCIC I/O port patch
Message-ID:  <199712190038.RAA18535@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <199712190030.QAA26195@tnt.isi.edu>
References:  <199712190002.RAA18354@mt.sri.com> <199712190030.QAA26195@tnt.isi.edu>

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> On adding a config parameter, Nate Williams wrote:

> >I agree, but after dealing with the PAO stuff which had zillions of
> >different configuration parameters that needed to be set, it became a
> >nightmare to keep *one* boot floppy that worked with everything that
> >didn't break everyone else.
> 
> Now *that's* a concern I hadn't thought of.  This is definitely much
> better for boot floppies.
> 
> >
> >> This version always maps the 6832 to the port where the pcic driver
> >> expects it to be listening.  So if we ever make the port in the pcic
> >> driver configurable the PCI driver will follow it.  (The new
> >> dependency is to find where the pcic driver expects the card to be).
> >
> >Cool, I like this much better.
> 
> Good.
> 
> >Can I have you and Doug test it, and if things work I'll commit it to
> >the tree. :)
> 
> I ran it on my box, and I think Doug's hardware's sick.  It works fine
> on my box, so count my vote. :-)

Ok, if I don't hear anything negative from Doug by the end of the
weekend (or sooner if I get some free time), I'll commit it.



Nate



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