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Date:      Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:14:23 -0400
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        powerpc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [PATCH] Switch ofw_console(4) to callout(9)
Message-ID:  <5F43E6EA-DE77-404A-B541-885B0CA05EAE@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20140828064431.GA22415@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <1899860.9mUAFU02PZ@ralph.baldwin.cx> <20140828064431.GA22415@FreeBSD.org>

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On Aug 28, 2014, at 2:44 AM, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 03:39:20PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote:
>> This patch switches the ofw_console driver from timeout(9) to =
callout(9).
>> The patch is against HEAD but it probably applies to 9 and 10.
>=20
> On 11.0-CURRENT powerpc r266314M:
>=20
> $ man ofw_console
> No manual entry for ofw_console
>=20
> I don't think you can call it ofw_console(4) just yet. ;-)

It's a driver in the kernel and those are section 4. :)

>> Please test with INVARIANTS enabled.
>=20
> What are the exact test steps that would be useful for you?

Just making sure it works?  I'm not sure how you force it as the console =
device or if it's just a matter of enabling it in /etc/ttys and then =
making sure you can interact with it ok as a console.

--=20
John Baldwin









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