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Date:      Wed, 9 Nov 2022 16:55:42 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arch <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Dropping firewire support from boot loader
Message-ID:  <CANCZdfoasP-FgLc5nsCXXa5Q7oi2EZk-s7MNWsaJjrn1AFtjfA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 3:42 PM Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com> wrote on
> Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:01:41 UTC :
>
> > I'd like to drop firewire support from the boot loader. It's not been
> used
> > in quite some time, as far as I can tell. Nor have I (or anybody else)
> > tested it in forever.
> >
> > Is anybody still using it? Does anybody know if it works? Any objections
> to
> > removing it from FreeBSD 14?
>
> I would suggest that old PowerMac's might be the most
> likely usage context.
>

Right now, though, this is an i386 only feature...

Warner

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illard &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marklmi@yahoo.com">marklmi@yahoo.com</a>&gt; w=
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x 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Warner Los=
h &lt;<a href=3D"http://imp_at_bsdimp.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_bl=
ank">imp_at_bsdimp.com</a>&gt; wrote on<br>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:01:41 UTC :<br>
<br>
&gt; I&#39;d like to drop firewire support from the boot loader. It&#39;s n=
ot been used<br>
&gt; in quite some time, as far as I can tell. Nor have I (or anybody else)=
<br>
&gt; tested it in forever.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Is anybody still using it? Does anybody know if it works? Any objectio=
ns to<br>
&gt; removing it from FreeBSD 14?<br>
<br>
I would suggest that old PowerMac&#39;s might be the most<br>
likely usage context.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Right now, though=
, this is an i386 only feature...</div><div><br></div><div>Warner</div></di=
v></div>

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