[src/netbsd-2-0]: src/distrib/notes/sparc Pull up revision 1.32 (requested by...

[tron <tron%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/3b6a6df8e3c7
branches:  netbsd-2-0
changeset: 561581:3b6a6df8e3c7
user:      tron <tron%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Jun 22 09:19:35 2004 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.32 (requested by mbw in ticket #530):
 - hyperSPARC SMP works
 - nell has less problems

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/sparc/hardware |  22 ++++++----------------
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diffs (53 lines):

diff -r 4af9557ce877 -r 3b6a6df8e3c7 distrib/notes/sparc/hardware
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware      Tue Jun 22 09:14:27 2004 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware      Tue Jun 22 09:19:35 2004 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.29.2.1 2004/06/15 23:07:13 he Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.29.2.2 2004/06/22 09:19:35 tron Exp $
 .
 .Pp
 The minimum configuration requires 4 MB of RAM and 60 MB of disk space.
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@
 All single-CPU systems are supported
 .It
 .Em cpuN ;
-All hardware compatible dual-, tri- and quad-CPU SuperSPARC-I and 
-SuperSPARC-II systems are supported with an SMP kernel
+All hardware compatible dual-, tri- and quad-CPU SuperSPARC-I,
+SuperSPARC-II, and hyperSPARC systems are supported with the SMP kernel
+.Pq Pa GENERIC.MP
 .Lk http://www.NetBSD.org/Ports/sparc/faq.html#smp-cpus
 .bullet)
 .It
@@ -373,19 +374,11 @@
 .br
 On-board (SPARCstation Voyager) and Sbus card.
 .br
-All 8 bit devices listed in the Machine-independent PCMCIA drivers page
-should work.
-Very few have been tested with
+All devices listed in the Machine-independent PCMCIA drivers page
+should work, but very few have been tested with
 .Nx*M .
-There is a byte endian issue which
-currently prevents 16 bit devices from working.
 .Lk http://www.NetBSD.org/Hardware/pcmcia.html
 .(Note
-Note: there is a conflict between the
-.Em audioamd
-device in sun4c and some sun4m models and the
-.Em nell
-device.
 See the FAQ for more information.
 .Lk http://www.NetBSD.org/Ports/sparc/faq.html#nell
 .Note)
@@ -453,9 +446,6 @@
 .bullet)
 .Ss2 Unsupported devices
 .(bullet -offset indent
-.Em cpuN ;
-multiple hyperSPARC CPUs
-.It
 DBRIe-based audio and ISDN.
 .br
 On-board some sun4m machines (such as SPARCstation 10,