From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 30 13:36:06 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0A025374; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:36:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qa0-x22c.google.com (mail-qa0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c00::22c]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7956412C2; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:36:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id k15so1666920qaq.31 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:36:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=DVVBd11xch9YgfyZaOa03wXvEzSKa6UD1mQ7eY1644I=; b=ZK3KjoryFeyLIWb1SfFbj+qXxJWpP5xjtZMoQbbfLvYrzpyHE0zVnbhNbnZrFpUhnH mSL+5jJLZRf4czIKVn33X2Yzusf0grl0Vr0AZIg1A0pMOlPs5Tcb/0d/iCu5obIxIeeL kFu7W+4TpJBh+xF/wjMrmBnzDvM3bdnyE+dl07l2KF4ALufl8Vb4Bzlqd46390poLZGX CCPcOW/L7CSrjsvclQ+zewdk69yn6mcAMqbW3bMGHhZPcWKYkAKYwTgbxfu8aF9c8Nb4 M1hzYfB28+HCnBP0EznQZHDpFnrqfHt4yEnTMAp3TuH0ULvbVt7ZyFHB9VkiZQZsFxQK +3WA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.101.201 with SMTP id u67mr4779931qge.107.1398864964457; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:36:04 -0700 (PDT) Sender: carpeddiem@gmail.com Received: by 10.140.49.239 with HTTP; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:36:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53608D19.7060309@freebsd.org> References: <201404250526.s3P5Q3hS010626@gw.catspoiler.org> <20140425130714.GN49791@glenbarber.us> <53608D19.7060309@freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:36:04 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: TxRsFeLSc_QwdNeV1uSaNfa_FFM Message-ID: Subject: Re: svn commit: r264907 - in head/release: amd64 i386 From: Ed Maste To: Nathan Whitehorn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" , "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" , "src-committers@freebsd.org" , Aleksandr Rybalko X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:36:06 -0000 On 30 April 2014 01:41, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > > So, to make universally bootable install media, we have to switch the > default console driver to newcons. This means we need to finish polishing > newcons and need to think about what, exactly, the missing pieces are to > enable it as the default. There's a Newcons wiki page at https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons with some details, but I believe the main points are: 1. Documentation. We currently have no vt(4) man page so one needs to be written, and other pages likely need to be updated. Other documentation (like the handbook) need to be investigated. 2. Control tools (e.g. kbdmap(1), vidcontrol(1), vidfont(1)) need to be updated. Alexandr posted a patch for vidcontrol with the subject "RFT vidcontrol for vt(4)" 3. Provide console fonts for vt, equivalent to /usr/share/syscons/fonts. 4. Address some performance issues, especially on certain non-x86 and low-end hardware, and in virtual machines. 5. Address boot console priority.