From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Fri Jan 13 06:41:40 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 112BFCAC3FD; Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:41:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CD9611C63; Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:41:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v0D6fcEF000200; Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:41:38 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from bjk@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v0D6fcWe000199; Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:41:38 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201701130641.v0D6fcWe000199@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: bjk set sender to bjk@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Benjamin Kaduk Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:41:38 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49847 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:41:40 -0000 Author: bjk Date: Fri Jan 13 06:41:38 2017 New Revision: 49847 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49847 Log: Add Minnowboard hardware support entry from gonzo Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Fri Jan 13 06:34:42 2017 (r49846) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Fri Jan 13 06:41:38 2017 (r49847) @@ -849,4 +849,39 @@ committing. + + + I2C, GPIO, and SPI support for MinnowBoard + + + + + Oleksandr + Tymoshenko + + gonzo@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Blog Post + MinnowBoard Website + + + +

The Minnowboard is an Atom-based x86 board (Intel E38xx + Series SoC) in a maker-friendly form-factor: it provides + convenient access to pins that can be used to connect + peripherals using one of the standard buses: GPIO, SPI, or I2C. + These buses are more common in the ARM/MIPS world than in x86, + so while &os; was able to boot just fine, it lacked support for + these buses on the MinnowBoard.

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As of r310645, HEAD support all three buses via + ig4(4), bytgpio(4), and intelspi + drivers. The ig4(4) and bytgpio(4) changes + were backported to 11-STABLE; intelspi will be MFCed in + couple of weeks.

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