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Date:      Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:41:16 -0800
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
To:        sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, Johannes Lundberg <johalun0@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "DRM removal soon" is premature
Message-ID:  <6531965D-0E8D-479F-8773-F166651C9334@cschubert.com>
In-Reply-To: <20190215155026.GA9317@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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On February 15, 2019 7:50:26 AM PST, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask=2Eapl=2Ewas=
hington=2Eedu> wrote:
>On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 09:07:08AM +0000, Johannes Lundberg wrote:
>>=20
>> This happens all time for me with virtualbox-kmod as well in current=2E
>> Changes to src breaks certain (kmod) ports and there's always a delay
>> until they are fixed=2E This is life in -CURRENT=2E I accept this and
>don't
>> go bitching to virtualbox-kmod maintainers about it=2E Your usage is an
>> edge case so naturally there will be a longer delay before breakage
>is
>> noticed, until we can get automated CI up and running (even so, there
>> will be a delay)=2E
>>=20
>
>Was virtualbox-kmod every a part of the FreeBSD base sytem?
>
>drm2 was a part of the base system and it was functional
>until it was unhooked from the build=2E  The issue with the
>merged PAE vs=2E non-PAE i386/pmap=2Eh would have been identified
>prior to it being committed if either drm2 had not been=20
>unhooked or if an exp-run over ports was run=2E
>
>I also don't see how this is an edge case=2E  A part of drm2
>removal was the creation of a port, so those who don't have
>the luxury of updating hardware every year can continue to
>use drm2=2E  If this type of breakage of functionality formerly=20
>in base, and the name calling of someone pointing out the
>breakage, is the new norm, then it is a harbinger of doom for
>pkg-base=2E

Just to add a data point, I use drm-current on a 13 year old i386 laptop r=
unning -current, used as an i386 test platform=2E Keeping it in sync with m=
y amd64 platforms=2E

--=20
Pardon the typos and autocorrect, small keyboard in use=2E
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy=2ESchubert@cschubert=2Ecom>
FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD=2Eorg> Web: http://www=2EFreeBSD=2Eorg

	The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few=2E



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