Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:16:01 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> 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: <43836E71.2040900@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20051122191058.GA79194@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200511221712.jAMHCnf0066273@repoman.freebsd.org> <200511221307.14098.jhb@freebsd.org> <20051122191058.GA79194@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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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. Scott
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