Re: HEADS UP - users of hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, hptrr drivers

Speaking of these drivers, is anybody actually using the hptmv, htpnr,
hptrr or hpt27xx? Please email me or the list if you are.

Warner

On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 6:56 AM Ed Maste <emaste_at_freebsd.org> wrote:

> These drivers have been removed from GENERIC. If you use them on
> -CURRENT please add the appropriate foo_load="YES" entry to
> /boot/loader.conf, or create a kernel config with the required
> driver(s) added.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> Author: emaste
> Date: Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019
> New Revision: 353042
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/353042
>
> Log:
>   Remove host binary object drivers from GENERIC
>
>   Four drivers (hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, hptrr, hpt27xx) include precompiled
>   binary objects; have users load them as modules if they are needed.
>
>   Additional work (i.e., integrating devmatch) required before MFC.
>
>   Reviewed by:  markj
>   Relnotes:     Yes
>   Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
>   Differential Revision:        https://reviews.freebsd.org/D21865
>
> Modified:
>   head/UPDATING
>   head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
>   head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
>
> Modified: head/UPDATING
>
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/UPDATING       Thu Oct  3 12:47:05 2019        (r353041)
> +++ head/UPDATING       Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019        (r353042)
> _at__at_ -26,6 +26,12 _at__at_ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 13.x IS SLOW:
>         disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
>         "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
>
> +20191003:
> +       The hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, and hptrr drivers have been removed from
> +       GENERIC.  They are available as modules and can be loaded by adding
> +       to /boot/loader.conf hpt27xx_load="YES", hptmv_load="YES",
> +       hptnr_load="YES", or hptrr_load="YES", respectively.
> +
>  20190913:
>         ntpd no longer by default locks its pages in memory, allowing them
>         to be paged out by the kernel. Use rlimit memlock to restore
>
> Modified: head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
>
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC Thu Oct  3 12:47:05 2019        (r353041)
> +++ head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019        (r353042)
> _at__at_ -165,10 +165,6 _at__at_ device             ses                     #
> Enclosure Services (SES and SAF-TE)
>  device         amr                     # AMI MegaRAID
>  device         arcmsr                  # Areca SATA II RAID
>  device         ciss                    # Compaq Smart RAID 5*
> -device         hptmv                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 182x
> -device         hptnr                   # Highpoint DC7280, R750
> -device         hptrr                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 17xx,
> 22xx, 23xx, 25xx
> -device         hpt27xx                 # Highpoint RocketRAID 27xx
>  device         iir                     # Intel Integrated RAID
>  device         ips                     # IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID
>  device         mly                     # Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID
>
> Modified: head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
>
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC  Thu Oct  3 12:47:05 2019        (r353041)
> +++ head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC  Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019        (r353042)
> _at__at_ -151,10 +151,6 _at__at_ device             ses                     #
> Enclosure Services (SES and SAF-TE)
>  device         amr                     # AMI MegaRAID
>  device         arcmsr                  # Areca SATA II RAID
>  device         ciss                    # Compaq Smart RAID 5*
> -device         hptmv                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 182x
> -device         hptnr                   # Highpoint DC7280, R750
> -device         hptrr                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 17xx,
> 22xx, 23xx, 25xx
> -device         hpt27xx                 # Highpoint RocketRAID 27xx
>  device         iir                     # Intel Integrated RAID
>  device         ips                     # IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID
>  device         mly                     # Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID
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