Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 21:02:57 -0700 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Defaulting serial communication to 115200 bps for FreeBSD 14 Message-ID: <20230816040257.A397366@slippy.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2DFVp1BfwwY0czHU7XRZhOLYyF1tAr7MvbmXZ6ALSD==w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2DFVp1BfwwY0czHU7XRZhOLYyF1tAr7MvbmXZ6ALSD==w@mail.gmail.com>
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Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: https://FreeBSD.org NTP: <cy@nwtime.org> Web: https://nwtime.org e^(i*pi)+1=0 message dated "Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:18:37 -0400." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii -------- In message <CAPyFy2DFVp1BfwwY0czHU7XRZhOLYyF1tAr7MvbmXZ6ALSD==w@mail.gmail.c om> , Ed Maste writes: > FreeBSD currently uses 9600 bps as the default for serial > communication -- in the boot loader, kernel serial console, /etc/ttys, > and so on. This was consistent with most equipment in the 90s, when > these defaults were established. Today 115200 bps seems to be much > more common, and I'm proposing that we make it the default for FreeBSD > 14.0. > > I have a review open: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36295. There are a > few minor nits in the review to be addressed still but assuming > there's general agreement I'll iterate on those and commit this in a > few logical chunks. > There should probably be an UPDATING entry for those who use boot0 to revert back to 9600 in that case.
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