Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:42:13 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/include/pc bios.h src/sys/i386/i386 bios.c Message-ID: <20040607164213.GA40215@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <200406070753.55566.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <200406032236.i53MaOj5046199@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040607060013.GA5554@dragon.nuxi.com> <200406070753.55566.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 07:53:55AM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > On Monday 07 June 2004 02:00 am, David O'Brien wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 03:36:24PM -0700, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > phk 2004/06/03 15:36:24 PDT > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > sys/i386/include/pc bios.h > > > sys/i386/i386 bios.c > > > Log: > > > Add new bios_string() which will hunt for a string inside a given range > > > of the BIOS. This can be used for finding arbitrary magic in the BIOS > > > in order to recognize particular platforms. > > > > It seems that this function (and many others in sys/i386/i386/bios.c) > > should go into a common MI file as they are directly usable on AMD64 > > also. > > Well, I don't think they are MI, but I've been wanting to create a sys/x86 > tree ala NetBSD for a while now. Things like the interrupt code could move > there. yes please! :-) -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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