Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:28:42 +0000 From: Holger Kipp <Holger.Kipp@alogis.com> To: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> Cc: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: The spkr driver Message-ID: <5CE2B755-DEB5-4D29-9E12-4FD66C4B3CB2@alogis.com> In-Reply-To: <BB68BD3A-E31D-4766-A607-14C179E7C051@bway.net> References: <CANCZdfpTEkJHYNGs1zXnYjTA=Ng_yVXGFdyMjaOb6=wgbtYe2w@mail.gmail.com> <59da0908-6303-77b3-9052-73623651dddf@grosbein.net>, <BB68BD3A-E31D-4766-A607-14C179E7C051@bway.net>
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> On 28. Aug 2020, at 21:00, Charles Sprickman via freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > >>> On Aug 28, 2020, at 12:36 PM, Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net> wrote: >>> >>> 28.08.2020 23:25, Warner Losh wrote: >>> >>> I'd like to retire the spkr driver. It was a cute hack before sound cards >>> were ubiquitous, but it's not been kept up to date, and it's not clear that >>> it still works.... It is still Giant locked, and though it's not a huge >>> effort to do the locking I literally have no way to test it that I trust... >>> >>> Is anybody using it these days for anything? If not, I'd propose we >>> de-orbit it before 13. If so, I need people to test patches to remove >>> Giant... >> >> spkr works just fine in my stable/11 systems. I use it for routers on modern fanless hardware >> to audio signalling like successfull completition of reboot (going to multi-user mode). > > Is this what pfsense/opnsense uses for the “booting complete” signal as well? > > If so, it’s very handy. Yes, please keep it if possible - especially for servers without other sound equipment attached it is very useful. I‘m usually not that much into testing but I could reactivate two little servers I have at home and test in my spare time if that helps. Thanx! Holger > Charles > >> >> I'd like to keep it working. I'm ready to test patches. However, my CURRENT system lives in bhyve for the moment. >> Though, I could try running CURRENT with one of my less important wireless AP systems built as NanoBSD, >> so I can build and boot CURRENT-based image.help
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