From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 26 13:56:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F36AA1065670 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:56:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhay@meraka.csir.co.za) Received: from zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za (zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za [IPv6:2001:4200:7000:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DF018FC20 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:56:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhay@meraka.csir.co.za) Received: by zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za (Postfix, from userid 3973) id 3E3F933C7D; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:56:31 +0200 (SAST) Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:56:31 +0200 From: John Hay To: Sam Leffler Message-ID: <20080326135631.GA71377@zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za> References: <47E421AE.8020507@errno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47E421AE.8020507@errno.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gateworks/avila board support X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:56:40 -0000 On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 01:59:26PM -0700, Sam Leffler wrote: > I'm working to fill in the missing bits for gateworks/avila boards. I > just fixed usb and am working on the 4-port switch, ixp425 crypto > support, and anything else I hit. I'm aware of one issue where stuffing > all 4 mini-pci slots in a 2348-4 board results in unreliable interrupts. > > If you are aware of any other problems please let me know or better yet > file a PR and assign it to me. Can't promise I can fix 'em this time > 'round but will try. One thing that is not really a problem that I have been thinking about, but do not have an answer for yet. We have the current Avila ixp425 based port and then there is the Pronghorn Metro from ADI that I am busy with and then the new gateworks boards that you are busy with. It seems that they should all be able to use a single kernel except for the hints file. So what I have been wondering about is if it might be possible to have multiple hints files compiled in with a mechanism to select the correct one. Or maybe teach my redboot based boot loader to select the correct hint file. I'm still trying to get my head around how the i386 loader load the device.hints file though. :-) John -- John Hay -- John.Hay@meraka.csir.co.za / jhay@FreeBSD.org