From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 7 16:42:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DB3516A4CE; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:42:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from TRANG.nuxi.com (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6196643D53; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:42:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by TRANG.nuxi.com (8.12.11/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i57GgDsE040359; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:42:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.com) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i57GgDDf040358; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:42:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:42:13 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" To: John Baldwin Message-ID: <20040607164213.GA40215@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <200406032236.i53MaOj5046199@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040607060013.GA5554@dragon.nuxi.com> <200406070753.55566.jhb@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200406070753.55566.jhb@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: Poul-Henning Kamp cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/include/pc bios.h src/sys/i386/i386 bios.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@FreeBSD.org List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:42:20 -0000 On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 07:53:55AM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > On Monday 07 June 2004 02:00 am, David O'Brien wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 03:36:24PM -0700, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > phk 2004/06/03 15:36:24 PDT > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > sys/i386/include/pc bios.h > > > sys/i386/i386 bios.c > > > Log: > > > Add new bios_string() which will hunt for a string inside a given range > > > of the BIOS. This can be used for finding arbitrary magic in the BIOS > > > in order to recognize particular platforms. > > > > It seems that this function (and many others in sys/i386/i386/bios.c) > > should go into a common MI file as they are directly usable on AMD64 > > also. > > Well, I don't think they are MI, but I've been wanting to create a sys/x86 > tree ala NetBSD for a while now. Things like the interrupt code could move > there. yes please! :-) -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)