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Date:      Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:56:31 +0200
From:      John Hay <jhay@meraka.org.za>
To:        Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com>
Cc:        arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: gateworks/avila board support
Message-ID:  <20080326135631.GA71377@zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za>
In-Reply-To: <47E421AE.8020507@errno.com>
References:  <47E421AE.8020507@errno.com>

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On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 01:59:26PM -0700, Sam Leffler wrote:
> I'm working to fill in the missing bits for gateworks/avila boards.  I 
> just fixed usb and am working on the 4-port switch, ixp425 crypto 
> support, and anything else I hit.  I'm aware of one issue where stuffing 
> all 4 mini-pci slots in a 2348-4 board results in unreliable interrupts.
> 
> If you are aware of any other problems please let me know or better yet 
> file a PR and assign it to me.  Can't promise I can fix 'em this time 
> 'round but will try.

One thing that is not really a problem that I have been thinking about,
but do not have an answer for yet.

We have the current Avila ixp425 based port and then there is the
Pronghorn Metro from ADI that I am busy with and then the new gateworks
boards that you are busy with. It seems that they should all be able to
use a single kernel except for the hints file. So what I have been
wondering about is if it might be possible to have multiple hints files
compiled in with a mechanism to select the correct one. Or maybe teach
my redboot based boot loader to select the correct hint file.

I'm still trying to get my head around how the i386 loader load the
device.hints file though. :-)

John
-- 
John Hay -- John.Hay@meraka.csir.co.za / jhay@FreeBSD.org



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