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# 285830 23-Jul-2015 gjb

- Copy stable/10@285827 to releng/10.2 in preparation for 10.2-RC1
builds.
- Update newvers.sh to reflect RC1.
- Update __FreeBSD_version to reflect 10.2.
- Update default pkg(8) configuration to use the quarterly branch.[1]

Discussed with: re, portmgr [1]
Approved by: re (implicit)
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation

# 256281 10-Oct-2013 gjb

Copy head (r256279) to stable/10 as part of the 10.0-RELEASE cycle.

Approved by: re (implicit)
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation


# 211824 25-Aug-2010 jkim

Add x86bios_set_intr() to set interrupt vectors for real mode and simplify
x86bios_get_intr() a little.


# 210877 05-Aug-2010 jkim

Implement a simple native VM86 backend for X86BIOS. Now i386 uses native
VM86 calls instead of the real mode emulator as a backend. VM86 has been
proven reliable for very long time and it is actually few times faster than
emulation. Increase maximum number of page table entries per VM86 context
from 3 to 8 pages. It was (ridiculously) low and insufficient for new VM86
backend, which shares one context globally. Slighly rearrange and clean up
the emulator backend to accommodate new code. The only visible change here
is stack size, which is decreased from 64K to 4K bytes to sync. with VM86.
Actually, it seems there is no need for big stack in real mode.

MFC after: 1 month


# 209472 23-Jun-2010 jkim

Let x86bios_alloc() pass contigmalloc(9) flags. Use it to set M_WAITOK
from VESA BIOS initialization. All other malloc(9) uses in the function is
blocking any way.


# 198251 19-Oct-2009 jkim

Rewrite x86bios and update its dependent drivers.

- Do not map entire real mode memory (1MB). Instead, we map IVT/BDA and
ROM area separately. Most notably, ROM area is mapped as device memory
(uncacheable) as it should be. User memory is dynamically allocated and
free'ed with contigmalloc(9) and contigfree(9). Remove now redundant and
potentially dangerous x86bios_alloc.c. If this emulator ever grows to
support non-PC hardware, we may implement it with rman(9) later.
- Move all host-specific initializations from x86emu_util.c to x86bios.c and
remove now unnecessary x86emu_util.c. Currently, non-PC hardware is not
supported. We may use bus_space(9) later when the KPI is fixed.
- Replace all bzero() calls for emulated registers with more obviously named
x86bios_init_regs(). This function also initializes DS and SS properly.
- Add x86bios_get_intr(). This function checks if the interrupt vector is
available for the platform. It is not necessary for PC-compatible hardware
but it may be needed later. ;-)
- Do not try turning off monitor if DPMS does not support the state.
- Allocate stable memory for VESA OEM strings instead of just holding
pointers to them. They may or may not be accessible always. Fix a memory
leak of video mode table while I am here.
- Add (experimental) BIOS POST call for vesa(4). This function calls VGA
BIOS POST code from the current VGA option ROM. Some video controllers
cannot save and restore the state properly even if it is claimed to be
supported. Usually the symptom is blank display after resuming from suspend
state. If the video mode does not match the previous mode after restoring,
we try BIOS POST and force the known good initial state. Some magic was
taken from NetBSD (and it was taken from vbetool, I believe.)
- Add a loader tunable for vgapci(4) to give a hint to dpms(4) and vesa(4)
to identify who owns the VESA BIOS. This is very useful for multi-display
adapter setup. By default, the POST video controller is automatically
probed and the tunable "hw.pci.default_vgapci_unit" is set to corresponding
vgapci unit number. You may override it from loader but it is very unlikely
to be necessary. Unfortunately only AGP/PCI/PCI-E controllers can be
matched because ISA controller does not have necessary device IDs.
- Fix a long standing bug in state save/restore function. The state buffer
pointer should be ES:BX, not ES:DI according to VBE 3.0. If it ever worked,
that's because BX was always zero. :-)
- Clean up register initializations more clearer per VBE 3.0.
- Fix a lot of style issues with vesa(4).


# 197571 28-Sep-2009 delphij

Use a 2 clause BSD-style license instead of stating the code as public
domain, as requested by core@ and reviewed by the author.


# 197493 25-Sep-2009 jkim

- Reduce BIOS memory mapping. We want 1MB of physical memory, not 12MB[1].
- Remove CS and IP registers from x86bios.h. They have no use for us.
- Adjust register dump to make it little bit more useful for debugging.

Submitted by: paradox (ddkprog yahoo com)[1] (initial version)


# 197466 24-Sep-2009 jkim

- Use FreeBSD function naming convention.
- Change x86biosCall() to more appropriate x86bios_intr().[1]

Discussed with: delphij, paradox (ddkprog yahoo com)
Submitted by: paradox (ddkprog yahoo com)[1]


# 197444 23-Sep-2009 jkim

Move sys/dev/x86bios to sys/compat/x86bios.

It may not be optimal but it is clearly better than the old place.

OK'ed by: delphij, paradox (ddkprog yahoo com)


# 197383 21-Sep-2009 delphij

Collapase interrupt supporting functions to a new module, and switch from
x86emu to this new module.

This changeset also brings a fix for bugs introduced with the initial
x86emu commit, which prevents the user from using some display mode or
cause instant reboots during mode switch.

Submitted by: paradox <ddkprog yahoo com>