From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 9 15:28:23 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C974C106566B for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:28:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from whitehorn@wisc.edu) Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu (trout.icecube.wisc.edu [128.104.255.119]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C9208FC08 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:28:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from whitehorn@wisc.edu) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D4E458244; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 08:59:46 -0600 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at icecube.wisc.edu Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (trout.icecube.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10030) with ESMTP id L+OdNzL28Ckh; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 08:59:46 -0600 (CST) Received: from wanderer.tachypleus.net (i3-dhcp-172-16-55-200.icecube.wisc.edu [172.16.55.200]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1F35823C; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 08:59:46 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <499044E1.6010702@wisc.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:59:45 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090126) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?UTF-8?B?SG9yc3QgR8O8bnRoZXIgQnVya2hhcmR0IElJSQ==?= References: <1234155209.13304.4.camel@horst-tla> <499037E6.3090403@wisc.edu> <1234189522.13304.9.camel@horst-tla> In-Reply-To: <1234189522.13304.9.camel@horst-tla> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: Screamer and Tumbler and Snapper Audio drivers in -STABLE X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:28:24 -0000 Horst Günther Burkhardt III wrote: > On Mon, 2009-02-09 at 08:04 -0600, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > >> Horst Günther Burkhardt III wrote: >> >>> Hey everybody, >>> >>> Just wondering if Marco Trillo's code for Tumbler and Snapper audio >>> (and all the other Crystal Audio) has been merged into -STABLE yet - I'm >>> thinking of finally jumping over to STABLE and want to know if I'll have >>> to hand-patch the kernel again... >>> >>> Thanks. >>> -- Horst. >>> >> Still only in -CURRENT. I'm about to start prepping some other changes >> (ATA DMA) for MFC, but due to the various I2C infrastructure changes >> required, it may be a little while before that driver ends up in -STABLE. >> -Nathan >> > > Ah yes, I noted the commits. I decided to merge bits from current into > my own kernel tree after all. > > Also, I'm of the understanding you fixed an issue where syscons wasn't > redrawn after exiting X on powerpc? May I ask where that code is? (I > frequently drop out of X) > ofw_syscons.c. It doesn't always work, but it at least works on some Radeon cards. I believe having it work everywhere will require a device-specific framebuffer driver. > Is ATA DMA suitable for everyday use yet? (not production use) I'd love > to run that in this kernel too. > > I haven't had enough feedback to determine, which is why the MFC has been held up. There were a couple of bug reports which were somewhat vague, but I haven't really heard much. I know it works for me, at least. -Nathan