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Subject: Re: a little newbus problem
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/usr/src/sys/i386/isa/if_ar.c
/usr/src/sys/i386/isa/if_sr.c

John

> 
> Any source we can have a look at (probe/attach/*_MODULE)?
> 
> Nick
> 
> On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, John Hay wrote:
> 
>  > Nope, it is an ISA driver and I wasn't that brave. :-) It is part of
>  > standard FreeBSD and I just compiled it into the kernel with a kernel
>  > config file.
>  > 
>  > > Are you by any chance kldload'ing the module for testing?
>  > > 
>  > > If so you should have:
>  > > 
>  > >         DEVMETHOD(bus_driver_added,     bus_generic_driver_added),
>  > > 
>  > > For your 'arc' device_method_t method declaration.
>  > > 
>  > > I got bit by this one too.
>  > > 
>  > > On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, John Hay wrote:
>  > > > I have been trying to get my ar(4) and sr(4) drivers going again on -current,
>  > > > but it seems that the newbus code doesn't like my little trick that worked
>  > > > for so long. :-(
>  > > > 
>  > > > Basically the drivers are called ar0 in the kernel config file, but in
>  > > > the isa_driver struct I call them arc and not ar, because the chip that
>  > > > is used actually have 2 ports and I register them seperately as ar0 and
>  > > > ar1 during the attach phase.
>  > > > 
>  > > > >From what I can see now, it looks like the newbus code doesn't even
>  > > > call the arprobe routine. I have even added a printf right in the start
>  > > > of it, but it never prints anything. Just as a test I changed my kernel
>  > > > config file and files.i386 from ar to arc and then it works.
>  > > >
>  > > > So what should I do? Can the newbus code be fixed to work in this case
>  > > > too or should I newbusify the drivers and will that help? Won't that
>  > > > create a clash because of the isa compatabilty shim?
>  > > > 
>  > 
>  > John
>  > -- 
>  > John Hay -- John.Hay@mikom.csir.co.za
>  > 
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