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> In-Reply-To: <D894955D-22EF-4EFC-B584-962742917B3C@yahoo.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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 [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 3:42 PM Mark Millard <<a href="mailto:marklmi@yahoo.com">marklmi@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Warner Losh <<a href="http://imp_at_bsdimp.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">imp_at_bsdimp.com</a>> wrote on<br> Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:01:41 UTC :<br> <br> > I'd like to drop firewire support from the boot loader. It's not been used<br> > in quite some time, as far as I can tell. Nor have I (or anybody else)<br> > tested it in forever.<br> > <br> > Is anybody still using it? Does anybody know if it works? Any objections to<br> > removing it from FreeBSD 14?<br> <br> I would suggest that old PowerMac'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></div></div>help
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