Re: git: 79a100e28e3c - main - bluetooth: complete removal of ng_h4

From: Slawa Olhovchenkov <slw_at_zxy.spb.ru>
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:32:15 UTC
On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:11:20AM +0200, Emmanuel Vadot wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:00:14 GMT
> Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> 
> > The branch main has been updated by imp:
> > 
> > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=79a100e28e3c814773bb4c1826cfa25fbe31140e
> > 
> > commit 79a100e28e3c814773bb4c1826cfa25fbe31140e
> > Author:     Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
> > AuthorDate: 2021-09-05 18:41:16 +0000
> > Commit:     Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
> > CommitDate: 2021-09-30 02:00:02 +0000
> > 
> >     bluetooth: complete removal of ng_h4
> >     
> >     The ng_h4 module was disconnected 13 years ago when the tty later was
> >     locked by Ed. It completely fails to compile, and has a number of false
> >     positives for Giant use. Remove it for lack of interest. Bluetooth has
> >     largely (completely?) moved on from bluetooth over UART transport.
> >     
> >     OK'd by:                emax
> >     Sponsored by:           Netflix
> >     Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D31846
> 
>  Every BT+WIFI combo chip used in SBC uses uart for bluetooth.
>  I have no idea if it uses this or need something else as I've never
> looked. 
>  But anyway, if it fails to compile now I'm fine with removing it, if
> someone wants to add support for bluetooth to SBC they could always
> revive this code.

Yes, removed code like UART Transport Layer, need for communicate w/
RPi4 BT module, for example.