Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:49:46 +0200 From: Christos Margiolis <christos@freebsd.org> To: Joel Dahl <joel@vnode.se> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sound(4) purge candidates Message-ID: <lyw5u6spv2mlcocdmskzllx7h2mi32bxteqizgjhcbthmjsrpo@ixxbtxu5mbft> In-Reply-To: <Zif_w51PosAeOABU@ymer.vnode.se> References: <2b2zwiosyb24s7upkscrgmfws7j2f7fpytwyj2s2kgfhjut2bv@fziwor46qcgi> <Zif_w51PosAeOABU@ymer.vnode.se>
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Joel Dahl wrote: > On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 07:32:50PM +0200, Christos Margiolis wrote: > > I compiled the following list of PCI drivers that we could possibly > > purge. I've included the drivers that have either never been referenced > > in NYC*BUG dmesgd [1] or whose last reference is prior to 2010. > > FWIW, I still have my old snd_es137x, snd_fm801, snd_solo, snd_csa, and snd_cmi cards. I > test them from time to time and they still work (about ~2 years ago at least). Interesting. I would expect the drivers to work, as you said, but the rationale behind my email is more like, do we want to keep supporting these cards in the first place? Is there demand for them? Ed got rid of the ISA drivers a while ago as well, so I'm thinking whether we might want to start cleaning up our PCI drivers as well. Christos
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