Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 14:43:49 +0000 From: David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> Cc: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Deprecating ISA sound cards Message-ID: <04DBD89A-A857-4790-BE3B-C3B90AD563EC@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <89c73d2114c1c7f8b5877e7174178a23@bsdforge.com> References: <CAPyFy2DFiaBmq-pY1Gotp79CPxrHe2dDCfkwG%2BCDxcQG=Wve3w@mail.gmail.com> <89c73d2114c1c7f8b5877e7174178a23@bsdforge.com>
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On 19 Mar 2022, at 21:24, Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> wrote: >=20 > On 2022-03-18 09:08, Ed Maste wrote: >> ISA sound cards have been obsolete for more than a decade, and it is >> (past) time to retire their drivers. This includes the following >> drivers/devices: >> snd_ad1816 Analog Devices AD1816 SoundPort >> snd_ess Ensoniq ESS >> snd_gusc Gravis UltraSound >> snd_mss Microsoft Sound System >> snd_sbc Creative Sound Blaster >> I have a review open to add deprecation notices: >> https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34604 >> I expect to commit this in the near future, then MFC to stable >> branches and remove these drivers from main. Please follow up if >> there's a reason we should postpone the removal of any of these >> drivers. > This only hurts from a nostalgic perspective. Those GUS cards were = incredible! > I have a board running freebsd that has 2 GUS cards in it running Exactly my reaction. You can tell you=E2=80=99re old when drivers are = removed from the tree for mainstream hardware that you never owned but = wished that you could afford. David
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