From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 20 02:38:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 959B41065670; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:38:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from pooker.samsco.org (pooker.samsco.org [168.103.85.57]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29B818FC13; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:38:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from [10.81.187.172] (mobile-032-152-135-071.mycingular.net [32.152.135.71] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by pooker.samsco.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n0K2cLAd040685; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:38:50 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) References: <497446D4.5020104@FreeBSD.org> <20090119.180830.1976921334.imp@bsdimp.com> <49752C10.5010309@FreeBSD.org> <20090119.191554.511539281.imp@bsdimp.com> Message-Id: From: Scott Long To: "M. Warner Losh" In-Reply-To: <20090119.191554.511539281.imp@bsdimp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (5G77) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 5G77) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:38:10 -0700 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=3.8 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.8 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on pooker.samsco.org Cc: "svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org" , "sobomax@FreeBSD.org" , "svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org" , "src-committers@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: svn commit: r187426 - head/sys/amd64/conf X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:38:58 -0000 I thought that at least some ofvthese SCSI cards were specific to pc98, which is exclusively 32bit on freebsd. Scott Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 7:15 PM, "M. Warner Losh" wrote: > In message: <49752C10.5010309@FreeBSD.org> > Maxim Sobolev writes: > : M. Warner Losh wrote: > : > In message: <497446D4.5020104@FreeBSD.org> > : > Maxim Sobolev writes: > : > : i386 only and don't have any particular reason to be i386- > specific (i.e. > : > : ISA/EISA drivers, PCMCIA drivers etc) into amd64 GENERIC > automatically > : > > : > Ahem. PC Card drivers are not, and never have been, i386 > specific. > : > At least not since we've moved to NEWCARD. You should remove that > : > from the list of things that you think are processor specific. > They > : > have worked on amd64 for a long time, and there are likely to be > a few > : > new PC Card bridge drivers in the tree soon for non-x86 platforms. > : > : Well, I supposed it was the reason why few SCSI cards were in i386 > : kernel, but weren't in amd64. Perhaps I was wrong. I am talking > about these: > : > : device ncv # NCR 53C500 > : device nsp # Workbit Ninja SCSI-3 > : device stg # TMC 18C30/18C50 > : > : Perhaps the reason is just that nobody has the hardware to test on > amd64. > > Correct. Those drivers have issues with amd64, or did when I did some > quick tests. I never revisited them because they are for fairly slow > cards to start with. They did work for me when I tried them on i386 > last. Of course none of them have been tested by me since about the > 7.0 branch. > > Warner