Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:52:00 +0100 From: David Chisnall <theraven@freebsd.org> To: George Abdelmalik <george@fork.id.au> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: The future for support of BeagleBone Black and its variants Message-ID: <D8894318-D009-445B-A6F6-B189C2B36ED3@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1a77457f-319a-1025-f969-3c294dcc7432@fork.id.au> References: <1a77457f-319a-1025-f969-3c294dcc7432@fork.id.au>
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--Apple-Mail-714AA9CE-5F5E-4F8B-907E-06CC5AF7A157 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, What are the changes to the DTS files? If there are problems with DTC handli= ng the new files, please can you raise issues here: https://github.com/david= chisnall/dtc/issues If there are problems with the kernel=E2=80=99s handling of the dtb, please i= gnore me. David > On 10 Aug 2023, at 13:24, George Abdelmalik <george@fork.id.au> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFHi all, >=20 > For a long while now CURRENT has not been working on the BBB due to incomp= atible upstream changes in vendor DTS files. I know there are some patches a= vailable which at least get FreeBSD running but those have yet to be incorpo= rated into the project's repository. >=20 > This leaves me with the feeling that BBB support in FreeBSD is on the path= to being dropped. Is there someone from the FreeBSD project that could spea= k directly to this? >=20 > As a user it would be helpful to know if I should be searching of an alter= nate SBC platform or another OS for my projects. >=20 > If it still remains the plan to keep supporting BBB into 14.0 and beyond t= hen I'd like to know what work is missing to make that happen. I'm willing a= nd able to help. >=20 > Regards, > George. >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-714AA9CE-5F5E-4F8B-907E-06CC5AF7A157 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,= </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">What are the changes to th= e DTS files? If there are problems with DTC handling the new files, please c= an you raise issues here: <a href=3D"https://github.com/davidchisnall/d= tc/issues">https://github.com/davidchisnall/dtc/issues</a></div><div dir=3D"= ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">If there are problems with the kernel=E2=80=99= s handling of the dtb, please ignore me.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><di= v dir=3D"ltr">David</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><blockq= uote type=3D"cite">On 10 Aug 2023, at 13:24, George Abdelmalik <george@fo= rk.id.au> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div= dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>Hi all,</span><br><span></span><br><span>For a l= ong while now CURRENT has not been working on the BBB due to incompatible up= stream changes in vendor DTS files. I know there are some patches available w= hich at least get FreeBSD running but those have yet to be incorporated into= the project's repository.</span><br><span></span><br><span>This leaves me w= ith the feeling that BBB support in FreeBSD is on the path to being dropped.= Is there someone from the FreeBSD project that could speak directly to this= ?</span><br><span></span><br><span>As a user it would be helpful to know if I= should be searching of an alternate SBC platform or another OS for my proje= cts.</span><br><span></span><br><span>If it still remains the plan to keep s= upporting BBB into 14.0 and beyond then I'd like to know what work is missin= g to make that happen. I'm willing and able to help.</span><br><span></span>= <br><span>Regards,</span><br><span>George.</span><br><span></span><br><span>= </span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-714AA9CE-5F5E-4F8B-907E-06CC5AF7A157--
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