Re: git: 4722ceb7d53e - main - Use 115200 bps by default for serial communication
- In reply to: John Baldwin : "Re: git: 4722ceb7d53e - main - Use 115200 bps by default for serial communication"
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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:21:39 UTC
On Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 12:19 PM John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 8/17/23 10:35 AM, Ed Maste wrote: > > The branch main has been updated by emaste: > > > > URL: > https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=4722ceb7d53e76507c76e053caab6b6f7b24ecef > > > > commit 4722ceb7d53e76507c76e053caab6b6f7b24ecef > > Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> > > AuthorDate: 2023-08-17 17:14:52 +0000 > > Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> > > CommitDate: 2023-08-17 17:31:38 +0000 > > > > Use 115200 bps by default for serial communication > > > > 9600 was a standard baud rate decades ago, but 115200 is now more > common > > so choose defaults that are useful to the largest number of users. > > > > Note that boot0sio does not support rates above 9600 so it remains > > unchanged. > > > > Reviewed by: bz, imp, manu > > Relnotes: Yes > > Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36295 > > --- > > UPDATING | 12 ++++++++++++ > > libexec/rc/rc.d/serial | 6 +++--- > > sbin/init/ttys | 4 ++-- > > sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 | 2 +- > > share/examples/etc/make.conf | 5 ++--- > > share/man/man4/dcons.4 | 2 +- > > share/man/man5/remote.5 | 2 +- > > stand/defaults/loader.conf | 2 +- > > stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 | 2 +- > > stand/i386/boot2/Makefile | 2 +- > > stand/i386/btx/btx/Makefile | 2 +- > > stand/i386/gptboot/Makefile | 2 +- > > stand/i386/gptzfsboot/Makefile | 2 +- > > stand/i386/isoboot/Makefile | 2 +- > > stand/i386/libi386/Makefile | 2 +- > > stand/i386/libi386/comconsole.c | 2 +- > > stand/i386/zfsboot/Makefile | 2 +- > > stand/man/loader_simp.8 | 2 +- > > sys/dev/usb/serial/usb_serial.c | 2 +- > > tools/tools/nanobsd/rescue/Files/etc/ttys | 8 ++++---- > > 20 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING > > index c05670e14f7c..705ca6431a32 100644 > > --- a/UPDATING > > +++ b/UPDATING > > @@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 14.x IS SLOW: > > world, or to merely disable the most expensive debugging > functionality > > at runtime, run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".) > > > > +20230817: > > + Serial communication (in boot loaders, kernel, and userland) has > > + been changed to default to 115200 bps, in line with common industry > > + practice and typcial firmware serial console redirection > > + configuration. > > + > > + Note that the early x86 BIOS bootloader (i.e., boot0sio) does not > > + support rates above 9600 bps and is not chagned. boot0sio users > may > > s/chagned/changed/ > > > + set BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED=9600 to use 9600 for all of the boot > > + components, or use the standard boot0 and have the boot2 stage > start > > + with the serial port at 115200. > > Actually, many of these tools permit leaving the speed unchanged to use any > settings set by the BIOS. For example, there's a comment about this in > boot0's Makefile: > > # Comm settings for boot0sio. > # > # boot0sio uses BIOS INT $0x14 for serial ports, we can only support these > # baudrates due to INT14's limited interface. In addition, if > # BOOT_BOOT0_COMCONSOLE_SPEED=0, then the baud rate and frame format will > remain > # unchanged. Some BIOSes initialize the serial ports to 115200, and this > may > # allow boot0sio access at that rate if so. > > Arguably we should default to that as most people who are going to bother > using this are also setting up console redirection in their BIOS. Granted, > all of this is for non-UEFI booting anyway so is a bit long in the tooth > regardless. Do we bother setting the speed at all for UEFI or do we just > trust the firmware to do it I hope? > Trust the firmware to tell us what the speed is, but we do have some super hacky overrides. Warner -- > John Baldwin > >