HEADS UP - users of hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, hptrr drivers

[Warner Losh]

Speaking of these drivers, is anybody actually using the hptmv, htpnr,
hptrr or hpt27xx? Please email me or the list if you are.

Warner

On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 6:56 AM Ed Maste <emaste at freebsd.org> wrote:

> These drivers have been removed from GENERIC. If you use them on
> -CURRENT please add the appropriate foo_load="YES" entry to
> /boot/loader.conf, or create a kernel config with the required
> driver(s) added.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> Author: emaste
> Date: Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019
> New Revision: 353042
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/353042
>
> Log:
>   Remove host binary object drivers from GENERIC
>
>   Four drivers (hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, hptrr, hpt27xx) include precompiled
>   binary objects; have users load them as modules if they are needed.
>
>   Additional work (i.e., integrating devmatch) required before MFC.
>
>   Reviewed by:  markj
>   Relnotes:     Yes
>   Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
>   Differential Revision:        https://reviews.freebsd.org/D21865
>
> Modified:
>   head/UPDATING
>   head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
>   head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
>
> Modified: head/UPDATING
>
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/UPDATING       Thu Oct  3 12:47:05 2019        (r353041)
> +++ head/UPDATING       Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019        (r353042)
> @@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 13.x IS SLOW:
>         disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
>         "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
>
> +20191003:
> +       The hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, and hptrr drivers have been removed from
> +       GENERIC.  They are available as modules and can be loaded by adding
> +       to /boot/loader.conf hpt27xx_load="YES", hptmv_load="YES",
> +       hptnr_load="YES", or hptrr_load="YES", respectively.
> +
>  20190913:
>         ntpd no longer by default locks its pages in memory, allowing them
>         to be paged out by the kernel. Use rlimit memlock to restore
>
> Modified: head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
>
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC Thu Oct  3 12:47:05 2019        (r353041)
> +++ head/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019        (r353042)
> @@ -165,10 +165,6 @@ device             ses                     #
> Enclosure Services (SES and SAF-TE)
>  device         amr                     # AMI MegaRAID
>  device         arcmsr                  # Areca SATA II RAID
>  device         ciss                    # Compaq Smart RAID 5*
> -device         hptmv                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 182x
> -device         hptnr                   # Highpoint DC7280, R750
> -device         hptrr                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 17xx,
> 22xx, 23xx, 25xx
> -device         hpt27xx                 # Highpoint RocketRAID 27xx
>  device         iir                     # Intel Integrated RAID
>  device         ips                     # IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID
>  device         mly                     # Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID
>
> Modified: head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
>
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC  Thu Oct  3 12:47:05 2019        (r353041)
> +++ head/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC  Thu Oct  3 12:51:57 2019        (r353042)
> @@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ device             ses                     #
> Enclosure Services (SES and SAF-TE)
>  device         amr                     # AMI MegaRAID
>  device         arcmsr                  # Areca SATA II RAID
>  device         ciss                    # Compaq Smart RAID 5*
> -device         hptmv                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 182x
> -device         hptnr                   # Highpoint DC7280, R750
> -device         hptrr                   # Highpoint RocketRAID 17xx,
> 22xx, 23xx, 25xx
> -device         hpt27xx                 # Highpoint RocketRAID 27xx
>  device         iir                     # Intel Integrated RAID
>  device         ips                     # IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID
>  device         mly                     # Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID
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