Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 19:17:06 -0800 From: Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin@gmail.com> To: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> Cc: usb@freebsd.org, Gavin Atkinson <gavin@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP usb2/usb4bsd to become default in GENERIC Message-ID: <bb4a86c70902081917r7085e867r776606c52f3d9d8c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <498F2EBA.9000106@freebsd.org> References: <20090206045349.GQ78804@elvis.mu.org> <498C013B.4000405@FreeBSD.org> <20090208052110.GY78804@elvis.mu.org> <1234119008.7997.32.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> <498F2EBA.9000106@freebsd.org>
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On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> wrote: [...] >>>>> - Update GENERIC to use usb2 device names. >>>> >>>> Wasn't there a plan to rename usb2 devices to match oldusb names (where >>>> applicable) once oldusb had been killed? I don't see it in the list. >>> >>> Probably, although coming from the other side as a user I find it pretty >>> annoying when there's somewhat gratuitous changes to the kernel config >>> files that I don't really care about that cause my kernels to break. >> >> The vast majority of our users do not run -CURRENT, and so haven't had >> to change config files yet. >> >> One day, those users will be migrating from 7.x to 8.x, and shouldn't >> need to change their kernel config for a "somewhat gratuitous change". >> >> Your argument only works if people had already had to change their >> config files once (usb -> usb2), and that by renaming these back they >> will have to change their kernel config back. Only people running >> -CURRENT will end up having to do this twice (or indeed at all) if the >> rename takes place, end users will not need to do it at all. >> >>> Basically, calling it usb2 isn't as bad as renaming it back to "usb" >>> as it's less disruptive in my book. >> >> Again, I disagree. > > I agree with your comments. And, as I've said previously, any name changes > from usb1 will require _all_ documentation (manual pages, handbook, etc) to > change; not a good idea. i second that. i would really like to see old module names to be preserved as much as possible. thanks, max
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