Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 11:47:57 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Barry Bouwsma <freebsd-misuser@remove-NOSPAM-to-reply.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dorky usbdevs question Message-ID: <41B0C2ED.5000706@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <200412021119.iB2BJGl20421@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK> References: <200412021119.iB2BJGl20421@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK>
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Barry Bouwsma wrote: >If I may ask, what sort of policy is there on updating usbdevs >and its ilk? (also concerning 4.x) > >Are new entries added on a case-by-case basis, or is an occasional >wholesale sync against some other source -- say, the NetBSD usbdevs >for example -- performed on occasion? > >I ask because I've added a few devices locally to my usbdevs, and >many of them have already been present in NetBSD. > we add entries whenever we find some and we have the time/energy. > >At the last time I hacked my usbdevs, I came up with size differences >like this: >-rw-r--r-- 1 beer wheel 65281 Sep 23 10:13 usbdevs.h-LATEST_RELENG4 >-rw-r--r-- 1 beer wheel 2300 Oct 8 21:21 usbdevs.h-latest-patch >-rw-r--r-- 1 beer wheel 65763 Oct 9 09:12 usbdevs.h-before-NetBSD >-r--r--r-- 1 beer wheel 90900 Nov 2 19:52 usbdevs.h > >As you see, there's a heap more in the netbsd-based usbdevs.h that I >ended up using, than is present in today's 4.x usbdevs.h (unchanged >since 20.sep as seen above). > >I think it would be nice if all the usbdevs files (4.x, 5.x, -current, >netbsd, others) were as similar as possible. Otherwise, I'll need to >see how much in addition to the -latest-patch above I need for 4.x to >perform for me as the Big File, and submit that... > If you submit patches for merging in from all sources, the we can certainly commit them. there isn't much risk in identifying extra devices. > > >thanks >barry bouwsma > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-usb@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-usb-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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