From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 10 13:15:05 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AB7829B for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:15:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED09AC3E for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:15:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.16]) by ltcfislmsgpa04.fnfis.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r1ADF3Sp028954 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:15:04 -0600 Received: from LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com ([10.132.99.23]) by LTCFISWMSGHT05.FNFIS.com ([10.132.206.16]) with mapi id 14.02.0309.002; Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:15:03 -0600 From: "Teske, Devin" To: Poul-Henning Kamp , "current@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: Time to kill fdc ? Thread-Topic: Time to kill fdc ? Thread-Index: AQHOB3696U6XpxvQQk6ZGSULLBOmcZhzEQXh Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:15:02 +0000 Message-ID: <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D7201EA6BE0@ltcfiswmsgmb21> References: <79955.1360494404@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <79955.1360494404@critter.freebsd.dk> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.132.253.120] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.9.8327, 1.0.431, 0.0.0000 definitions=2013-02-10_04:2013-02-08,2013-02-10,1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: "Teske, Devin" X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:15:05 -0000 On Sun, 10 Feb 2013, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > I tried to read a floppy disk yesterday. >=20 > When was the last time anybody tried that with a FreeBSD release ? >=20 I did it last week on 9.0-R. Worked great. (I have more than plans to continue supporting floppies -- I've actually wr= itten code in the past 3 weeks supporting floppies as a test-case called fo= r it; commit still pending) > Based on my brief experiments yesterday, 6.X is the last release > where accessing floppy disks carry less than a 10% risk of a panic. >=20 > Unless somebody fixes the fdc driver to work in -current, I intend > to dust of my axe and cut it from the tree later this spring. I was using 9.0-R, admittedly far from -CURRENT. Sad because my up-coming H= EAD commit was tested on 9.0-R -- if fdc is broken in CURRENT I need to ret= hink things (especially if you're dusting off your axe). --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.