Re: Boot Loader: OFW network booting support

On 2022-11-14 08:34, Warner Losh wrote:
> I'd like to drop support for OFW network booting.
> 
> These days, the only OpenFirmware machines are really old Mac G4 and G5
> machines. Nothing else can use it (it used to be shared with sparc64
> machines).
> 
> I'm in the process of reworking some of the disk code, which touches the
> OFW disk code which would force me to write extra code for OFW since it
> doesn't fit the pattern we have on other architectures very well.
> 
> So, rather than do a lot of work I can barely test (I might have an old G4
> mac in my dad's old thing), I'm thinking about dropping the support,
> especially since I don't think it's been used by anybody in a long time.
> 
> Before I do that, though, I'd see if anyone is actively using it...
I have a dual proc/800Mhz G4. But I would call it "hobby" class. Nothing
that should require me to need or you continue FreeBSD (current) support.

Thanks for asking. :-)
> 
> Warner
--Chris