Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:18:38 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, FreeBSD Arch <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Proposal for redesigning the TTY layer Message-ID: <47B3EB4E.40508@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20080213184607.GK1340@hoeg.nl> References: <20080213150500.GH1340@hoeg.nl> <86ve4s9357.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20080213184607.GK1340@hoeg.nl>
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Ed Schouten wrote: > Hello Dag-Erling, > > * Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> wrote: >> Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> writes: >>> The last couple of days I've been working on a document which describes >>> the changes I'm going to perform. I have just finished this document, so >>> I'm sending it to this list, so you can give your opinion on this >>> matter. >> wiki.freebsd.org please :) > > Great idea. I'll take some time to write an article when I'm at the > office tomorrow. > >>> As stated in the conclusion of this document, I am willing to continue >>> development after I graduate. Unfortunately I don't possess all hardware >>> supported by the TTY layer, which means I could use some help after I >>> finished by internship to bring back support for the remaining hardware. >> Perhaps you could provide a short list of the types of hardware you need >> help with? > > The only drivers I can take a look at, are: > > - syscons > - sio and uart > - pty > - u(pl)com gxemu 'test' console http://gavare.se/gxemul/gxemul-stable/doc/experiments.html#hello :-) (the simplest console in the universe) > > I do have a Sun U10 laying around, but the on-board video chip broke > down some time ago, so I can't take a look at the ofw_console driver > anymore. :-( > > So basically I'll need help with the console drivers on the more exotic > architectures. > > By the time the basic features of the new TTY layer work like they > should, I could also use some help reviving the disciplines, like > SLIPDISC, PPPDISC, etc. >
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