From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 05:37:01 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6BA737B401 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 05:37:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27A9643F3F for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 05:37:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6MCarhR038361 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:36:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6MCaqAx066975 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:36:52 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6MCaqYV004909; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:36:52 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6MCaotC004890; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:36:50 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:36:50 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: "Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN]" Message-ID: <20030722123649.GM511@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <20030721071842.GC58121@cobweb.example.org> <20030721130013.GI19386@cicely12.cicely.de> <200307220004.21883.Danovitsch@Vitsch.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200307220004.21883.Danovitsch@Vitsch.net> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.1-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@freebsd.org cc: ticso@cicely.de Subject: Re: differences in USB support between FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:37:02 -0000 On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 12:04:21AM +0200, Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN] wrote: > On Monday 21 July 2003 15:00, Bernd Walter wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 09:18:42AM +0200, Marco Molteni wrote: > > > [I sent the same message to usb-bsd@eleetbsd.org, but since that list > > > seems not very active, I am asking here too] > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > the subject says it all. > > > > > > I am considering using FreeBSD for a robotics project, and I am > > > thinking of using 4.x for stability. But, since we will probably use > > > USB a lot, I am wondering if maybe 5.x is a better choice. > > > > I believe 4.x has all you need for your project. > > If you really find a problem then the missing part can be MFC'ed. > Both 4.x and 5.x have a pointer-bug in the ugen-driver causing memory to be > overwritten outside a buffer when using isochronous transfers. I have sent a > PR about this (with patch) back in April. > **(: HINT HINT :) ** > ( pr kern/51186 : http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern%2F51186 ) I'll take a look at this. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de