Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 10:07:42 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.dk.tfs.com> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: gibbs@narnia.plutotech.com, FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Aic7xxx driver instability with the Quantum Atlas Message-ID: <14145.854528862@critter.dk.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:56:42 MST." <199701282156.OAA09151@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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In message <199701282156.OAA09151@phaeton.artisoft.com>, Terry Lambert writes: >> >Is there any possibility of determining the firmware rev from >> >software? Then when the queue full condition occurs, you could >> >print a console log message that tells you to update the >> >firmware.... or just print that message on a queue full, always, or >> >for Quantums. >> >> This can be done with a tiny shell script that looks at /var/run/dmesg.boot. >> >> Nobody with their sanity still moderately intact would add stuff like >> this to the kernel. > >I was thinking of the install code, not the kernel, actually. No >reason a console message has to originate from the kernel (syslog, et al.). Come on Terry, why not just admit you blew it... There's no way you can claim that "...when the queue full condition occurs, ..." would or could refer to the install program... But by all means suggest it to the linux camp, they seem to love that kind of trash in their kernel. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Power and ignorance is a disgusting cocktail.
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