From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 2 13:33:19 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 675BB16A4DF; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 13:33:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from harmony.bsdimp.com (vc4-2-0-87.dsl.netrack.net [199.45.160.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA7EC43D4C; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 13:33:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.village.org [127.0.0.1] (may be forged)) by harmony.bsdimp.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k72DWVJB065373; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 07:32:32 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:32:32 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <20060802.073232.-494097392.imp@bsdimp.com> To: henrik@brixandersen.dk From: "M. Warner Losh" In-Reply-To: <20060802074408.GB15887@osgiliath.opasia.dk> References: <200608020252.k722qvUt091270@freefall.freebsd.org> <20060801.214141.-957833388.imp@bsdimp.com> <20060802074408.GB15887@osgiliath.opasia.dk> X-Mailer: Mew version 4.2 on Emacs 21.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0 (harmony.bsdimp.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:32:32 -0600 (MDT) Cc: bugs@freebsd.org, freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: misc/101228: [nanobsd] [patch] Two more entries for FlashDevice.sub X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:33:19 -0000 In message: <20060802074408.GB15887@osgiliath.opasia.dk> Henrik Brix Andersen writes: : On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 09:41:41PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote: : > I'm worried that we're getting too many flashdevice.sub entries. : > There's a *LOT* of different cards out there, all of them with : > seemingly different geometries :-(... : : And this worries you because...? flashdevice.sub has at best dubious value to start with. There are literally thousands of geometries that we'd need to support. In addition, this is a highly OEM'd business, so today's flash with a 'SanDisk 512MB' label won't necessarily be the same one in 3 months, when a new process comes along. Having had to buy CF for a commercial application for the past 5 years, I can tell you that every single one of the 'lots' that we've purchased has been different. Even when we're assured by the supplier they will be identical. Warner