cvs commit: src/sys/conf files.sparc64 src/sys/sparc64/conf GENERIC NOTES src/sys/sparc64/fhc clkbrd.c clkbrdreg.h

[Marius Strobl]

On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 01:04:49AM +0000, Marius Strobl wrote:
> marius      2005-03-19 01:04:49 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/conf             files.sparc64 
>     sys/sparc64/conf     GENERIC NOTES 
>   Added files:
>     sys/sparc64/fhc      clkbrd.c clkbrdreg.h 
>   Log:
>   Add a driver for the 'clock-board' device (the clock board is an
>   inevitable component in Sun Exx00 machines and provides serial ports,
>   NVRAM and TOD amongst others which are handled by uart(4) and eeprom(4)
>   respectively). This driver currently only prints out information about
>   the chassis on attach and allows to blink the 'Cycling' LED (which is
>   duplicated on the front panel) of the clock board just like fhc(4) does
>   for the other boards. The device name for the LED is /dev/led/clockboard.
>   
>   Obtained from:  OpenBSD
>   Tested by:      joerg
>   

In case anybody is interested this and the recent changes to central(4)
and fhc(4) bring the support of the Central and FireHose busses and the
devices hanging off of them in line with Linux and OpenBSD.

Thanks again to Joerg for providing access to an E3500!