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Date:      Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:02:35 +0000
From:      Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   git: 557f50263905 - stable/14 - sys: vt_efifb: EFI not supported on i386; move it back to amd64/NOTES
Message-ID:  <69c5589b.26d3a.1747415c@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch stable/14 has been updated by imp:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=557f50263905ffa68d748048753ac84658b1bca8

commit 557f50263905ffa68d748048753ac84658b1bca8
Author:     Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-01-12 09:28:54 +0000
Commit:     Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-03-26 15:55:49 +0000

    sys: vt_efifb: EFI not supported on i386; move it back to amd64/NOTES
    
    We do not support EFI boot on i386.  Thus:
    1. Move (back) 'device vt_efifb' from x86/NOTES to amd64/NOTES.
    2. Remove 'device vt_efifb' from i386/MINIMAL.
    
    Reported by:    jhb
    Fixes:          f224591746bd ("Add ASMC_DEBUG make option")
    Fixes:          67599eef01f5 ("sys/x86/NOTES: Add vt_efifb")
    Sponsored by:   The FreeBSD Foundation
    (cherry picked from commit 9c25620e57f01d8227f0d53c6b2134ab37a49fdf)
---
 sys/amd64/conf/NOTES  | 3 +++
 sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL | 1 -
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
index 187d5676d55e..9640a7a59766 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ cpu		HAMMER			# aka K8, aka Opteron & Athlon64
 # Optional devices:
 #
 
+# vt(4) drivers.
+device		vt_efifb	# EFI framebuffer
+
 # 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics, Voodoo II /dev/3dfx CDEV support.  This will create
 # the /dev/3dfx0 device to work with glide implementations.  This should get
 # linked to /dev/3dfx and /dev/voodoo.  Note that this is not the same as
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL b/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL
index 3d97f84058a9..e543f2089124 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ options 	SC_PIXEL_MODE		# add support for the raster text mode
 # vt is the default video console driver
 device		vt
 device		vt_vga
-device		vt_efifb
 device		vt_vbefb
 
 device		agp			# support several AGP chipsets


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