Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:16:26 +0000 From: Jonathan Vasquez <jon@xyinn.org> To: "emaste@freebsd.org" <emaste@freebsd.org>, "markj@freebsd.org" <markj@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: removing the agp(4) driver Message-ID: <3dO87b-7E7u_V8KsAidP23BE_NgW9C5EtUR-4fTC-3LHYjY-iI8MdICh5haCtJTKMlcuDkkRvSjgQ-P_hrgxEqqK7IR8C2d05lSGf8PYmnU=@xyinn.org> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2DuvA2cPZxcfPMoo2XpJ9cErDa5H1uHYVzw%2Bvoid0P5jQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <Ztm1i2B7zZMacX0-@nuc> <CAPyFy2DuvA2cPZxcfPMoo2XpJ9cErDa5H1uHYVzw%2Bvoid0P5jQ@mail.gmail.com>
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I suppose removing this architecture would be in line with FreeBSD's recent= ly stated goals of removing 32 bit x86 support, and I suppose there would b= e other architectures that would slowly be deprecated and removed. Jonathan Vasquez PGP: 34DA 858C 1447 509E C77A D49F FB85 90B7 C4CA 5279 Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email Sent from Proton Mail Android -------- Original Message -------- On 9/5/24 12:34, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Thu, 5 Sept 2024 at 09:43, Mark Johnston <markj@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > I'd like to propose removing the agp(4) driver in FreeBSD 15.0. > =20 > It looks like there are some recent NYC*BUG dmesgd submissions showing > currently supported versions of FreeBSD running on agp hardware. Most > are i386 but there's at least one amd64 case. > =20 > Despite that I think it makes sense to remove agp for FreeBSD 15. The > hardware was already being phased out of mainstream systems two > decades ago and is now obsolete. I don't imagine the development > effort to move the driver out from Giant is worth the cost and folks > with old hardware who need agp graphics can continue to use FreeBSD > 14.x. It's supported through 2028. > =20 >
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