Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 16:31:12 +0100 From: Roelof Osinga <roelof@nisser.com> To: dd@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/34847: oversight in LINT documentation line Message-ID: <3C8A2AC0.4270A6D6@nisser.com> References: <200203090417.g294HIE94631@freefall.freebsd.org>
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dd@FreeBSD.org wrote: > > Synopsis: oversight in LINT documentation line > > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback > State-Changed-By: dd > State-Changed-When: Fri Mar 8 20:16:52 PST 2002 > State-Changed-Why: > The 4.5 version seems to be correct. Could you be more explicit in > what you think the problem is? > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=34847 It is incorrect in that connection speed seems to be set by that option to 115200 baud, yet the comment line following that very action states that the default speed is 9600 baud. That discrepancy was not present in 4.2. Explicit? All I'm trying to say is that the commentary ought to read "# speed for serial console (default 115200)". Is all. When talking from the perspective of the kernel build. By setting that option that becomes the default speed. Maybe something like "# speed ... console (used to be 9600)" if a hint to old 'default' speed is wanted. It's a matter of interpretation. The (PC) hardware defaults indeed to 9600 bps and Xoff/Xon I believe. But that's the hardware. This is the kernel. It overrides the hardware default and changes it to a new default. Which the sysop can change yet again by stty(1). So what default? I just happend to notice the changed setting and unchanged comment, is all. Furthermore, I can imagine people becoming confused by that very discrepancy. It says two different things. One the action, the other the explanation given for that action. Roelof -- _______________________________________________________________________ eBOAź est. 1982 http://eBOA.com/ tel. +31-58-2123014 mailto:info@eBOA.com?subject=Information_request fax. +31-58-2160293 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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