Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:47:39 +0300 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> To: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sio => uart: one port is gone Message-ID: <48CE91AB.3000200@icyb.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <EAC410B7-9BCD-4759-BD17-95624EE21B04@mac.com> References: <48CE59C2.9060307@icyb.net.ua> <BA357CBA-D4F8-44F0-99ED-BDF443DF0AD3@mac.com> <48CE8D2D.4020400@icyb.net.ua> <EAC410B7-9BCD-4759-BD17-95624EE21B04@mac.com>
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on 15/09/2008 19:41 Marcel Moolenaar said the following: > > So, if you compile acpi(4) as a module, you must compile all > it's depending drivers as modules as well. Or you compile acpi > into the kernel... I understand the logic, but OTOH uart can work without acpi too, so it's not a strict dependency. Also, this (acpi dependency) doesn't seem to be documented. Anyway, I understand the issue now, thank you! >> From /sys/i386/conf/NOTES (RELENG_7): >> # Note that building ACPI into the kernel is deprecated; the module is >> # normally loaded automatically by the loader. > > Just another bogus note. Compiling ACPI into the kernel is > not deprecated, because it's required for at least ia64 and > I think for amd64 as well. Just a remark: such a note doesn't appear in amd64 NOTES, only in i386. -- Andriy Gapon
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