This merge changes the device switch tables from static array to
dynamically generated by config(8).
- All device switches is defined as a constant structure in device drivers.
- The new grammer ``device-major'' is introduced to ``files''.
device-major <prefix> char <num> [block <num>] [<rules>]
- All device major numbers must be listed up in port dependent majors.<arch>
by using this grammer.
- Added the new naming convention.
The name of the device switch must be <prefix>_[bc]devsw for auto-generation
of device switch tables.
- The backward compatibility of loading block/character device
switch by LKM framework is broken. This is necessary to convert
from block/character device major to device name in runtime and vice versa.
- The restriction to assign device major by LKM is completely removed.
We don't need to reserve LKM entries for dynamic loading of device switch.
- In compile time, device major numbers list is packed into the kernel and
the LKM framework will refer it to assign device major number dynamically.
bus_space_handle_t now holds an address and two ASIs, one for normal accesses
and one for streaming accesses. This allows to map individual handles
different ways, so some can use MMU bypass accesses and others use virtual
addresses. bus_space_map() will now create handles that use bypass accesses
unles BUS_SPACE_MAP_LINEAR is passed in. So only pass in BUS_SPACE_MAP_LINEAR
if you absolutely *need* to use bus_space_vaddr(). This removes at least one
extra level of indirection and should reduce TLB misses.
32-bit kernels have problems accessing 64-bit addresses, so they always use
virtual addresses.
1) use interrupt vectors for specific zs chips rather than polling
all of them.
2) use softintr_schedule() and schedule it for a particular device
rather than poll all devices.
Unlike the other Sun machines, UltraSPARCs can have consoles run on different
chips than zs, so we need to support them. So, here we go:
Add a new PROM console driver with a major number and everything.
This is the default driver if nothing else attaches. It does not
use the keyboard driver since the PROM translates keystrokes itself.
(Unfortunately it also swallows L1-A).
Have the keyboard driver take over the console when it attaches on a
serial port. When a serial port detects a keyboard and attaches the
keyboard driver, it needs to provide a set of consdev vectors. They
keyboard driver will use those to send I/O to the keyboard and mouse.
Fix a bug causing interrmittent panics in interrupt dispatch.
Use interrupt vectors for softints.
Add a new send_softint interface.
Improved D$ flushing.
Improve traptrace and other debugging enhancements.
Make the initializer for BAUDLO depend on PCLK directly; it was incorrect on
some ports where PCLK is not 4.9152MHz.
XXX Is the default value actually used?
martin