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Date:      Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:30:36 -0400
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Rostislav Krasny <rosti_bsd@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: adv(4) bandaid [Was Re: again question about "IRQ 2 problem"]
Message-ID:  <200408111730.36301.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040811211241.17442.qmail@web14828.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20040811211241.17442.qmail@web14828.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Wednesday 11 August 2004 05:12 pm, Rostislav Krasny wrote:
> --- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 10 August 2004 08:27 pm, Rostislav Krasny wrote:
> > > --- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > > > On Saturday 07 August 2004 11:35 am, Rostislav Krasny wrote:
> > > > > --- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > > > > > This should be fixed in rev 1.35 of sys/kern/subr_rman.c
> >
> > Please
> >
> > > > > > let me know if it is not, thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you very much! The "IRQ 2 problem" is fixed now and that
> > > > > device (ed1) is working.
> > > > >
> > > > > The only strange thing is what I see in 'dmesg -a' output after
> > > > > booting in verbose mode (the first "adv1:..." line):
> > > >
> > > > Try this patch to the adv(4) driver to see if your messages go
> >
> > away:
> > > > Index: dev/advansys/adv_isa.c
> >
> > ===================================================================
> >
> > > > RCS file: /usr/cvs/src/sys/dev/advansys/adv_isa.c,v
> > > > retrieving revision 1.26
> > > > diff -u -r1.26 adv_isa.c
> > > > --- dev/advansys/adv_isa.c	30 May 2004 20:08:24 -0000	1.26
> > > > +++ dev/advansys/adv_isa.c	9 Aug 2004 19:17:11 -0000
> > > > @@ -117,6 +117,12 @@
> > > >  	struct resource	*iores, *irqres;
> > > >
> > > >  	/*
> > > > +	 * We don't know of any PnP ID's for these cards.
> > > > +	 */
> > > > +	if (isa_get_logicalid(dev) != 0)
> > > > +		return (ENXIO);
> > > > +
> > > > +	/*
> > > >  	 * Default to scanning all possible device locations.
> > > >  	 */
> > > >  	port_index = 0;
> > >
> > > After patching the "adv_isa.c" file and rebuilding the GENERIC
> >
> > kernel
> >
> > > those messages went away. Previously posted chunk of the 'dmesg -a'
> > > output looks so now:
> > >
> > > isa_probe_children: probing PnP devices
> > > ed1: <ISA PLUG & PLAY  Ethernet Card> at port 0x200-0x21f irq 5 on
> >
> > isa0
> >
> > > ed1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> > > ed1: bpf attached
> > > ed1: Ethernet address: 00:00:21:82:25:03
> > > type NE2000 (16 bit)
> > > unknown: <PNP0303> can't assign resources (port)
> > > unknown: <PNP0303> at port 0x60 on isa0
> > > unknown: <PNP0800> failed to probe at port 0x61 on isa0
> > > unknown: <PNP0a03> can't assign resources (port)
> > > unknown: <PNP0a03> at port 0x4d0-0x4d1 on isa0
> > > unknown: <PNP0c02> can't assign resources (port)
> > > unknown: <PNP0c02> at port 0x208-0x20f on isa0
> > > unknown: <PNP0501> can't assign resources (port)
> > > unknown: <PNP0501> at port 0x3f8-0x3ff on isa0
> > > unknown: <PNP0700> can't assign resources (port)
> > > unknown: <PNP0700> at port 0x3f2-0x3f5 on isa0
> > > unknown: <PNP0401> can't assign resources (port)
> > > unknown: <PNP0401> at port 0x378-0x37f on isa0
> > > unknown: <PNP0501> can't assign resources (port)
> > > unknown: <PNP0501> at port 0x2f8-0x2ff on isa0
> > > Device configuration finished.
> > > procfs registered
> > >
> > >
> > > P.S. What are these "unknown: <PNPXXXX>..." messages? I don't have
> >
> > so
> >
> > > many PnP devices. And my speaker (port 0x61) is working properly. I
> > > even can run 'kldload -v /boot/kernel/speaker.ko' and then 'morse
> >
> > -p -e
> >
> > > -w 23 I am a 5.2-CURRENT, test me.' :-)
> >
> > They are PnPBIOS entries for things like the ISA timers, AT 8259A
> > PICs, and the speaker.  FreeBSD doesn't currently use the PnPBIOS
> > device entries to attach to these devices.
>
> If FreeBSD doesn't currently use the PnPBIOS device entries, why
> FreeBSD tries assign or probe resources for those device entries
> anyway? Please, correct me if I misunderstood something here.
>
> Thank you

We use them for some devices like sio0.  We just don't use all of them (yet).

-- 
John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>  <><  http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/
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