Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:30:04 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Christos Margiolis <christos@freebsd.org> Cc: Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sound(4) purge candidates Message-ID: <a42c03a24a04283a38a0017c4ddbcfea@Leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <wlftbf4u2ht24hoco6m4lcq5zurx3ntd3yxhpi6cp6bwzw2yvi@a6mfirg3qp3k> References: <2b2zwiosyb24s7upkscrgmfws7j2f7fpytwyj2s2kgfhjut2bv@fziwor46qcgi> <CAFYkXjmyMkPPU6g-USVq%2BXRWCaMaWkbVY97yV20LK8xPwHVdEg@mail.gmail.com> <wlftbf4u2ht24hoco6m4lcq5zurx3ntd3yxhpi6cp6bwzw2yvi@a6mfirg3qp3k>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --=_434639d10171383b938bbf6428b1d1a5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Am 2024-04-25 17:48, schrieb Christos Margiolis: > Hello Tomek, > > Tomek CEDRO wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM Christos Margiolis wrote: >> > >> > I compiled the following list of PCI drivers that we could possibly >> > purge. I've included the drivers that have either never been referenced >> > in NYC*BUG dmesgd [1] or whose last reference is prior to 2010. >> > >> > snd_als4000 never (only auto-loaded by snd_driver.ko) >> > snd_atiixp never >> > snd_cmi 2004 >> > snd_cs4281 2020 (OpenBSD), 2004 (FreeBSD) >> > snd_csa 2006 (as well as a single 2020 reference) >> > snd_emu10k1 2006 >> > snd_envy24 never >> > snd_envy24ht 2018 (only reference) >> > snd_es137x 2004 >> > snd_fm801 never (only auto-loaded by snd_driver.ko) >> > snd_neomagic 2004 >> > snd_solo 2004 >> > snd_spicds never >> > snd_t4dwave 2004 >> > snd_via8233 2005 >> > snd_via82c686 2004 >> > snd_vibes never (only auto-loaded by snd_driver.ko) >> >> If these PCI drivers work fine then I would leave them as is. I have >> three SounBlaster Live/Audigy cards that works fine here on FreeBSD >> but not on Windoze anymore.. they enforce buying new hardware just >> because drivers are unsupported. We do not want that on BSD. If >> something works fine then don't touch it :-) > > No objection to keep supporting drivers that are still in use, even if > by a few users. I only want to make sure that we do not keep stuff that > is clearly _not_ used/working anymore. If the sound hardware is only availble in a package (e.g. mainboard only) for hardware which can not be bought anymore and is not supported anymore by release binaries (e.g. pure i386 vs. i486 and more modern), I would not oject to remove them. For stuff which is available on PCI cards and could be still in use in todays hardware, I do not think we should remove them based on age. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander@Leidinger.net: PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild@FreeBSD.org : PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF --=_434639d10171383b938bbf6428b1d1a5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc; size=833 Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEER9UlYXp1PSd08nWXEg2wmwP42IYFAmYrdCoACgkQEg2wmwP4 2IbjNQ/9FhSGYh1cul5Cw4xuHwr23PcghcnApSKBSCkZK7PL7gBONvZQMhN5gJuv +WLP1FYj0umy5z6/CcTbepy18q3RZbPXdIs1mG2LpWIATKFOK7DJm/1sK3uWP6aI uazM5iHNWFj2RfNytBDtDAZA3+uUXd489VBxbrHAOw/6wNsUFbdW/hdudaSn3F3r dLkpNGX/grDf7GIgX04nqsFhYSFM5swX+/yC4JDjVjGcIewdYp4zN/sMQRF5DqYs L/cWlDqkhpF2Mf77v9OLXTs1XkjhGnt94E3SqIVXwrc5qowjakH1glxibrq/0TDw /AxBjL5+VoPduijwZg4oIunHgCrRawhUIXqdt0CFrHXPogyZPdXWOQC/i2EPgFTg BuV6+0cNay3hwno2FwTuVeWkFOHelBtg2vWuY/X5OIrp/Gps19nyxRELYERWUHzP 1tePTw9z075/656e2uyn4RSAuKHYGxRY9Sj77coEoXm5TlDxtfIpUd7Zt7ZxpfSG GUKPkVnbpJ78+c+u+4vAzFlhD8vBC50FoOL1o62QQ41k72fw+JTkxEbpclawUpWU IOAzW+YYvi+4bgvwpBTA0NhlUeX421awUsW7YxlsAgwEez5ix2scKXm7q5jBX8BV 8taSvsc4GptLzXTDtjwVAQXu0oJY3OSqGferRMUd0pBtkxvLQJE= =pISQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=_434639d10171383b938bbf6428b1d1a5--
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