Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:04:46 +0200 From: joerg@britannica.bec.de To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's in a (device) name? Message-ID: <20060410140446.GB14117@britannica.bec.de> In-Reply-To: <17466.25085.446099.450392@bhuda.mired.org> References: <9399827.1657341144611794358.JavaMail.root@vms070.mailsrvcs.net> <17465.32905.727289.260996@bhuda.mired.org> <20060409.185335.105395062.imp@bsdimp.com> <17465.51033.78362.699332@bhuda.mired.org> <20060410074740.GD1006@britannica.bec.de> <17466.25085.446099.450392@bhuda.mired.org>
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On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 09:47:41AM -0400, Mike Meyer wrote: > In <20060410074740.GD1006@britannica.bec.de>, joerg@britannica.bec.de typed: > > On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 10:47:53PM -0400, Mike Meyer wrote: > > > Firewire would seem to be a lot like USB - hot pluggable and > > > chainable, though I'm not sure if something like a firewire hub. What > > > does it to do wire down device addresses? > > FireWire devices have uuids, you can simply enumerate them using those > > :-) > > Where do those come from? Assigned by the user? Dynamically by the > controller? By the manufacturer? IIRC by the manufacturer, like MAC addresses. Joerg
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