From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Jan 30 23:51: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFFF737B487; Wed, 30 Jan 2002 23:48:46 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g0V7gNb02287; Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:42:23 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:42:23 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: "David O'Brien" Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: JKH - Jr. Kernel Hacker task Message-ID: <20020131084223.A2266@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20020130175612.A81402@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020130175612.A81402@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@FreeBSD.ORG on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 05:56:13PM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 05:56:13PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > Right now one must hardcode compile the BPS rate into the kernel for > serial consoles. This is just ridden with problems when machines move, > or configurations shared. > > It would be really nice if the kernel would get the BPS rate from a > loader environmental var instead of having it hard coded. And on Alpha from the com1_speed SRM env var maybe. -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message