Re: port-mac68k/6112: Adding external cache support of DayStar PowerCache accelerator

[Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-mac68k/6112; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>
To: John Klos <john%ziaspace.com@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, port-mac68k-maintainer%NetBSD.org@localhost,
        gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, kei%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-mac68k/6112: Adding external cache support of DayStar
 PowerCache accelerator
Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 11:23:25 +0200

 On Sat, 22 May 2021 23:20:09 +0000 (UTC), John Klos wrote:
 >> OTOH, searching for "DayStar PowerCache" brings up quite a variety of
 >> hardware...
 >=20
 > I think I have one. I will be able to look in about two weeks, when=20
 > I'm on that side of the country.
 
 Looking at the patch, it would be interesting if the PowerCache could=20
 be autoconfigured, and if the concept could be generalized - so you=20
 wouldn't need a custom kernel that won't run on any other hardware.
 
 > It seems someone is making new clones of various Daystar=20
 > accelerators, so this would be good to have:
 >=20
 >=20
 https://68kmla.org/forums/topic/63106-fs-daystar-universal-powercache-p34-c=
 lones-3340mhz/
 
 Swell. I should read 68kmla.org more often.
 
 As an aside, I have a DayStar 68040 cache card for the Quadra '040 PDS.=20
 I wonder whether that could be activated the same way...
 
 Cheerio,
 Hauke
 
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