Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 19:25:17 -0700 From: bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> To: Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Missing /dev/io on rpi3 running 12-stable Message-ID: <20200521022517.GA71947@www.zefox.net> In-Reply-To: <f5c8af7693b90f1aaa8394d7a13f8ac38ee4e6b6.camel@freebsd.org> References: <20200520164642.GA70838@www.zefox.net> <f5c8af7693b90f1aaa8394d7a13f8ac38ee4e6b6.camel@freebsd.org>
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On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 11:01:44AM -0600, Ian Lepore wrote: > On Wed, 2020-05-20 at 09:46 -0700, bob prohaska wrote: > > Is there supposed to be a /dev/io by default in FreeBSD on a Pi3? > > Attempts to start X under 12.1-STABLE r361271 GENERIC fail with > > a report of "failed to open /dev/io". There is indeed no /dev/io, > > but there's also no /dev/io on a pi2 running 12-stable. > > > > Nor does there seem to be a kernel module with matching name.... > > > > Thanks for reading! > > > > > > /dev/io is an x86 thing, doesn't apply to arm at all. It allows > userland processes with sufficient privs to execute x86 in/out > instructions for talking to old-school ISA bus devices such as > keyboards. Which list is the appropriate forum, -ports, -arm or something else? If there is a better problem description I'll use it. ISTR xorg compiling and running without a hitch on -current previously, ~ a year ago. Thanks for writing, bob prohaska ps, any progress on vc4?
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