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From: John Hay <jhay@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za>
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Subject: Re: pci probes with multiple "units" (MORE)
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970428103753.00bce770@etinc.com> from dennis at "Apr 28, 97 10:37:56 am"
To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 17:16:49 +0200 (SAT)
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> >>
> >>> A suggestion:
> >>> 
> >>> When pci devices are probed, the O/S prints out something similar
> >>> to this:
> >>> 
> >>> eth0 <ET/5025PQ QUAD Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:17
> >>> eth1 <ET/5025PQ DUAL Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:18
> >>
> >>Has ET Inc *really* called its synch serial card devices 'eth'?  Isn't 
> >>that a recipe for customer confusion?  What are they called in Linux, 
> >>where all ethernet cards are 'eth'?
> 
> It would be nice if, for once, we didn't get sidetracked by trivial
> things and actually address the *problem* that I'm reporting,
> that is, the distinction between *adapter* number and device
> unit.
> 

Why don't you call your cards ethc0..X and then the devices eth0...X?
Something like the Arnet (ar(4)), SDL RISCom N2(pci) or Cronyx-Sigma
(cx(4)) drivers?

======
src1 <RISCom/N2pci (old id)> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:11:0
src1: 64K RAM (0 mempages) @ f3965000-f3975000, 2 ports.
sr0: Adapter 1, port 0.
sr1: Adapter 1, port 1.
...
src0 at 0x300-0x30f irq 12 maddr 0xd0000 msize 16384 on isa
src0: 64K RAM (4 mempages) @ f00d0000-f00d3fff, 2 ports.
sr2: Adapter 0, port 0.
sr3: Adapter 0, port 1.
======

John

-- 
John Hay -- John.Hay@mikom.csir.co.za