Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:01:09 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Marius Strobl <marius@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf files files.powerpc Message-ID: <20051122200109.GA79511@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <43836E71.2040900@samsco.org> References: <200511221712.jAMHCnf0066273@repoman.freebsd.org> <200511221307.14098.jhb@freebsd.org> <20051122191058.GA79194@freebie.xs4all.nl> <43836E71.2040900@samsco.org>
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On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 12:16:01PM -0700, Scott Long wrote.. > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > >On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 01:07:12PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote.. > > > >>On Tuesday 22 November 2005 12:12 pm, Marius Strobl wrote: > >> > >>>marius 2005-11-22 17:12:49 UTC > >>> > >>> FreeBSD src repository > >>> > >>> Modified files: > >>> sys/conf files files.powerpc > >>> Log: > >>> Move zs.c from files to files.powerpc as zs(4) by now is only supported > >>> on powerpc (more or less...). That way people updating from FreeBSD 5 > >>> to > >>> FreeBSD 6 and beyond on sparc64 will get an error from config(8) rather > >>> than a mysterious compile error when they have a stale 'device zs' in > >>> their kernel config file. > >>> > >>> MFC after: 2 weeks > >> > >>I think some Alpha machines (4100?) also use zs(4) for serial console. > > > > > >zs(4)? Hmm, the only oddball Alpha in this sense that comes to mind > >is Turbolaser (AlphaServer 8[24]00) > > > > Technically there is an esp driver now that could be used to revive TL > support, but unless there is someone actively interested in it > _right_now_ I don't think we should make anything contingent on it. Yes. Last time I tried a CD boot on our Tlaser at work it just bombed out very early during boot. I did not feel like digging into it, especially given that I do not expect anyone to have a huge machine like that at home to hack on (let alone pay for the electricity bill..) -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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