cvs commit: src/sys/i386/include/pc bios.h src/sys/i386/i386 bios.c

[David O'Brien]

On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 07:53:55AM -0400, John Baldwin wrote:
> On Monday 07 June 2004 02:00 am, David O'Brien wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 03:36:24PM -0700, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > > phk         2004/06/03 15:36:24 PDT
> > >
> > >   FreeBSD src repository
> > >
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     sys/i386/include/pc  bios.h
> > >     sys/i386/i386        bios.c
> > >   Log:
> > >   Add new bios_string() which will hunt for a string inside a given range
> > >   of the BIOS.  This can be used for finding arbitrary magic in the BIOS
> > >   in order to recognize particular platforms.
> >
> > It seems that this function (and many others in sys/i386/i386/bios.c)
> > should go into a common MI file as they are directly usable on AMD64
> > also.
> 
> Well, I don't think they are MI, but I've been wanting to create a sys/x86 
> tree ala NetBSD for a while now.  Things like the interrupt code could move 
> there.

yes please! :-)
 
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-- David  (obrien at FreeBSD.org)