vpd: Remove the vpd(4) driver
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Authored by jhb on Mon, Oct 12, 6:30 PM.

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kib
imp

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srcmgr

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While this driver is enabled in the build for both i386 and amd64, I
strongly suspect it is a de facto i386-only driver. It was added to
the tree back in 2002 for IBM ThinkPad laptops of that era that were
likely all 32-bit only. It also supports only a few strings that are
a subset of information available via SMBIOS.

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rG FreeBSD src repository

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Buildable 78083
Build 74966: arc lint + arc unit

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jhb created this revision.Mon, Oct 12, 6:30 PM

Herald added subscribers: ziaee, imp. · View Herald TranscriptMon, Oct 12, 6:30 PM

jhb requested review of this revision.Mon, Oct 12, 6:30 PM

jhb added a parent revision: D60664: sbni: Remove the sbni(4) driver.

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B78083: Diff 189643.Mon, Oct 12, 6:30 PM

jhb added a child revision: D60666: glxiic: Retire the glxiic(4) driver.Mon, Oct 12, 6:30 PM

If I'm reading it right, this is a BIOS-boot-only data structure. It falls into the BIOS search class, looking for these data in a restricted subset of locations.
It's utterly safe to remove.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Mon, Oct 12, 10:23 PM

kib accepted this revision.Tue, Oct 13, 3:33 AM