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

[Warner Losh]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 3:11 AM Emmanuel Vadot <manu at bidouilliste.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:00:14 GMT
> Warner Losh <imp at 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 at FreeBSD.org>
> > AuthorDate: 2021-09-05 18:41:16 +0000
> > Commit:     Warner Losh <imp at 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. If there's a need, we can revive the code... once it's fixed... It
looked
to take a bit more time than I had....  I've had others make the same or
similar correction...

Warner