From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 8 18:25:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC1F416DA93 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 16:28:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from fw.zoral.com.ua (ll-227.216.82.212.sovam.net.ua [212.82.216.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4BBB43D5A for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 16:28:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (root@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua [10.1.1.148]) by fw.zoral.com.ua (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k58GRN3X020253 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:27:23 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (kostik@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k58GSFvL069808 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:28:15 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: (from kostik@localhost) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k58GSEjG069807 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:28:14 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) X-Authentication-Warning: deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua: kostik set sender to kostikbel@gmail.com using -f Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:28:14 +0300 From: Kostik Belousov To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060608162814.GF54415@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="UBnjLfzoMQYIXCvq" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.2, clamav-milter version 0.88.2 on fw.zoral.com.ua X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on fw.zoral.com.ua Subject: ppc(4) as module X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:25:10 -0000 --UBnjLfzoMQYIXCvq Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Is there a reason for ppc(4) being only statically compiled in kernel driver ? It looks like it is trivial to modularize it. Some time ago I saw the thread about the ppc/acpi related troubles, that resolves into the acpi being the module, and ppc compiled into the kernel. I propose to make the ppc module. Below is the Makefile that "works for me". Index: sys/modules/Makefile =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/arch/ncvs/src/sys/modules/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.490 diff -u -r1.490 Makefile --- sys/modules/Makefile 28 Apr 2006 05:23:10 -0000 1.490 +++ sys/modules/Makefile 8 Jun 2006 16:23:46 -0000 @@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ ${_pmc} \ portalfs \ ppbus \ + ppc \ ppi \ pps \ procfs \ After the patch, create the sys/modules/ppc directory and place there the Makefile: =========================== # $FreeBSD: src/sys/modules/ppc/Makefile,v 1.1 2003/11/19 05:08:26 kib Exp $ .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../dev/ppc KMOD= ppc SRCS= bus_if.h device_if.h ppbus_if.h isa_if.h pci_if.h serdev_if.h \ opt_ppc.h opt_isa.h \ ppc_acpi.c ppc_pci.c \ ppc.c ppc_isa.c ppc_puc.c .include =========================== Please, comment. --UBnjLfzoMQYIXCvq Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEiFAdC3+MBN1Mb4gRAj+jAJ0aaBMHYVn6KmDj7swG01PL5pZ/qwCgg5GD nY1DutbYn9L1XXQMe5LkVRQ= =MRTX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UBnjLfzoMQYIXCvq--