Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:43:13 +0000 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: freebsd-arch <freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Dropping firewire support from boot loader Message-ID: <B404E0F2-8F98-49E7-BAFA-433ADC977046@gid.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfr5KLhWVtTsi7o6p14qACY3_fksHZzRtAL-K8B4zuAvzA@mail.gmail.com> References: <D894955D-22EF-4EFC-B584-962742917B3C.ref@yahoo.com> <D894955D-22EF-4EFC-B584-962742917B3C@yahoo.com> <CANCZdfoasP-FgLc5nsCXXa5Q7oi2EZk-s7MNWsaJjrn1AFtjfA@mail.gmail.com> <A1183C13-644D-4F4B-9BF2-0BB8A03CC9D3@gid.co.uk> <CANCZdfr5KLhWVtTsi7o6p14qACY3_fksHZzRtAL-K8B4zuAvzA@mail.gmail.com>
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I wrote: > I do have hardware still, but the driver isn=E2=80=99t in GENERIC so I = can=E2=80=99t test without doing a big build. As you were. I=E2=80=99ll see if I can get an install done with = firewire.ko > On 10 Nov 2022, at 21:53, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: >=20 > I've created a diff: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D37334 >=20 > Warner >=20 > On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 3:07 AM Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, >=20 >> On 9 Nov 2022, at 23:55, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> 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 : >>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>> Is anybody still using it? Does anybody know if it works? Any = objections to >>> removing it from FreeBSD 14? >=20 > I think I still have hardware that will do this. I can check it out if = anyone cares...=20 >=20 >> I would suggest that old PowerMac's might be the most >> likely usage context. >>=20 >> Right now, though, this is an i386 only feature... >>=20 >> Warner >=20 > -- > Bob Bishop > rb@gid.co.uk >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 -- Bob Bishop rb@gid.co.uk
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