git: 9c25620e57f0 - main - sys: vt_efifb: EFI not supported on i386; move it back to amd64/NOTES
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:17:28 UTC
The branch main has been updated by olce:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=9c25620e57f01d8227f0d53c6b2134ab37a49fdf
commit 9c25620e57f01d8227f0d53c6b2134ab37a49fdf
Author: Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-01-12 09:28:54 +0000
Commit: Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-01-12 12:16:10 +0000
sys: vt_efifb: EFI not supported on i386; move it back to amd64/NOTES
We do not support EFI boot on i386. Thus:
1. Move (back) 'device vt_efifb' from x86/NOTES to amd64/NOTES.
2. Remove 'device vt_efifb' from i386/MINIMAL.
Reported by: jhb
Fixes: f224591746bd ("Add ASMC_DEBUG make option")
Fixes: 67599eef01f5 ("sys/x86/NOTES: Add vt_efifb")
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
---
sys/amd64/conf/NOTES | 3 +++
sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL | 1 -
sys/x86/conf/NOTES | 1 -
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
index efcc03623c05..b1a6995e90eb 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ cpu HAMMER # aka K8, aka Opteron & Athlon64
# Optional devices:
#
+# vt(4) drivers.
+device vt_efifb # EFI framebuffer
+
# 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics, Voodoo II /dev/3dfx CDEV support. This will create
# the /dev/3dfx0 device to work with glide implementations. This should get
# linked to /dev/3dfx and /dev/voodoo. Note that this is not the same as
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL b/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL
index 8019617ca4d4..99f3c3057fc2 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/MINIMAL
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ options SC_PIXEL_MODE # add support for the raster text mode
# vt is the default video console driver
device vt
device vt_vga
-device vt_efifb
device vt_vbefb
device agp # support several AGP chipsets
diff --git a/sys/x86/conf/NOTES b/sys/x86/conf/NOTES
index 2c8efa3726dc..643105096be2 100644
--- a/sys/x86/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/x86/conf/NOTES
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ options VGA_DEBUG
# vt(4) drivers.
device vt_vga # VGA
device vt_vbefb # VBE framebuffer
-device vt_efifb # EFI framebuffer
# Linear framebuffer driver for S3 VESA 1.2 cards. Works on top of VESA.
device s3pci