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authorEd Schouten <ed@FreeBSD.org>2008-08-20 08:31:58 +0000
committerEd Schouten <ed@FreeBSD.org>2008-08-20 08:31:58 +0000
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@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 8.x IS SLOW:
to maximize performance. (To disable malloc debugging, run
ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf.)
+20080820:
+ The TTY subsystem of the kernel has been replaced by a new
+ implementation, which provides better scalability and an
+ improved driver model. Most common drivers have been migrated to
+ the new TTY subsystem, while others have not. The following
+ drivers have not yet been ported to the new TTY layer:
+
+ PCI/ISA:
+ cy, digi, rc, rp, si, sio
+
+ USB:
+ ubser, ucycom, ufoma
+
+ Line disciplines:
+ ng_h4, ng_tty, ppp, sl, snp
+
+ Adding these drivers to your kernel configuration file shall
+ cause compilation to fail.
+
20080713:
The sio(4) driver has been removed from the i386 and amd64
kernel configuration files. This means uart(4) is now the