Subject: New NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot
To: None <port-mvme68k@netbsd.org>
From: Steve Woodford <scw@netbsd.org>
List: port-mvme68k
Date: 08/07/2001 21:33:29
Hi Folks,

Thanks to a donation of an mvme177 to the NetBSD Foundation by Matt Thomas
<matt@netbsd.org>, I have been able to complete the port of NetBSD/mvme68k
to this m68060-based board.

Accordingly, I've made a snapshot of -current available at:

	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/mvme68k/snapshot/20010807

Since the last snapshot, a number of cool port-specific changes have
made it into the NetBSD/mvme68k kernel:

1) The MI evcnt(9) interface is now used to record interrupt statistics.

2) The standalone netboot program now supports DHCP in addition to
   rarp/bootparams.

3) `Simulated' software interrupts have been replaced by real `hardware
   assisted' software interrupts. This reduces the amount of overhead
   on exit from exception handlers.

4) Numerous pmap tweaks to improve reliability.

5) The ECC DRAM controller(s) on mvme167/mvme177 (and optional on mvme162
   /mvme172) are now fully enabled. The kernel will now detect and log
   any errors reported by the controllers. You may need to change your
   kernel config files, as the memc(4) driver now attaches at mainbus0
   instead of pcctwo0. Note that the memc(4) driver does not yet support
   the MEMC040 parity checking memory controllers found on some boards.

6) And, of course, mvme177 support. :-)

As usual, please report any bugs using send-pr(1) and/or the
port-mvme68k@netbsd.org mailing list.

Cheers, Steve