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Date:      Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:56:39 +0900
From:      Takeshi Shibagaki <sibagaki@lsi.melco.co.jp>
To:        imp@bsdimp.com
Cc:        sibagaki@lsi.melco.co.jp, shiba@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/pccard pccarddevs
Message-ID:  <20030310125639Y.sibagaki@lsi.melco.co.jp>
In-Reply-To: <20030219.010124.23410261.imp@bsdimp.com>
References:  <20030215.193910.121221310.imp@bsdimp.com> <20030219162137F.sibagaki@lsi.melco.co.jp> <20030219.010124.23410261.imp@bsdimp.com>

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Hi, Warner-san.

I'm sorry, too slow reply...

>>>>> On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 01:01:24 -0700 (MST), "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> said:

> : In NetBSD, the card is indicated YIS Corp. YWL-11b because pccard
> : driver outputs CISTPL_VER1 strings. So it may be better to rewrite
> : like NetBSD in FreeBSD.

M> I like this idea in general, but dispair that a few cards have really
M> bad CIS.  Maybe the right thing to do is to default the descrition to
M> the CISTPL_VER1 strings, if available.  The driver is free to override
M> the description.  Most drivers could simplify a little and rely on the
M> CIS string to be a good descrition, while those that know the
M> descrition is lacking could add their own.

Yes, your idea is very good. I also think so.

M> To be clear, you'd like to see a change like the following (my cisco
M> 350 card serves as an example):
M> OLD:
M> an0: <Aironet 350 Wireless LAN Adapter> at port 0x100-0x13f irq 10 function 0 config 5 on pccard1
M> NEW:
M> an0: <Cisco Systems 350 Series Wireless LAN Adapter> at port 0x100-0x13f irq 10 function 0 config 5 on pccard1
M> "Aironet 350 Wireless LAN Adapter" comes from the if_an_pccard driver,
M> while "Cisco Systems 350 Series Wireless LAN Adapter" comes from the
M> cis node talked about above.

OK, looks nice. If you have been implemented, I hope you commit this changes.

Takeshi Shibagaki
ie9t-sbgk@asahi-net.or.jp

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