> > OpenBSD has no clue what it is wired to.  Except on a lot of machines,
> > some pin has been wired to something on the board itself.
> > 
> 
> So it was, kernel being clueless, before FDT became mandatory, no?
> I'd guess we're more likely to run into a u-boot build in the future not
> providing safe voltages or such on some not-yet-existing board, that might
> really fry things given OpenBSD has no clue about adjusting the voltages
> nor input to sensors it could support.

Vendors are making arm boards at a rapid pace.  That pace will
increase.  FDT files will become inaccurate, mistakes will be made,
things will get fried.  Mark my words.   All of this stuff is designed
to be installed, and two months later a different one comes out,
and who's paying for attention to be focused on the old ones?

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