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Date:      Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:52:55 +0100
From:      vermaden <vermaden@interia.pl>
To:        Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: kern/148741: [sound] Headphones are deaf (do not work) on Lenovo ThinkPad X300
Message-ID:  <eygbtughsdlmplaexbpt@hoiu>
In-Reply-To: <50B45D9C.20805@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201211261511.qAQFBYM6080933@freefall.freebsd.org> <zspehrmoaxgctrpfzanz@zwga> <50B45D9C.20805@FreeBSD.org>

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"Alexander Motin" <mav@FreeBSD.org> pisze:
> On 27.11.2012 07:59, vermaden wrote:
> > mav@FreeBSD.org:
> >> Synopsis: [sound] Headphones are deaf (do not work) on Lenovo ThinkPad X300
> >>
> >> State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
> >> State-Changed-By: mav
> >> State-Changed-When: Mon Nov 26 15:09:31 UTC 2012
> >> State-Changed-Why:
> >> Proposed hints looks like overkill, but as far as it works, that is OK.
> >>
> >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=148741
> >
> > Closing this PR is OK under one of these conditions:
> >
> >   - LINK to that X300 specifical configuration/hack PR should be within FreeBSD Handbook.
> >   - Information for X300 specific configuration should be directly in the FreeBSD Handbook.
> 
> I don't mind it to be documented somewhere, but I don't see it realistic 
> to even try to track all possible kinds of devices. I am trying to make 
> the driver as universal as possible and can only hope that it will be 
> enough for the most cases. Fortunately it is.
> 
> Also, adding special exception for this laptop to the driver is quite 
> pointless because while it will pass next 6 months FreeBSD release cycle 
> this already not new laptop will be out of market for even more time and 
> will be mostly forgotten.

IMHO http://wiki.freebsd.org/ can be used for that purpose instead of
Handbook, for example at http://wiki.freebsd.org/Sound page, create
the subsection called Hacks or Hints with list of fixed PRs, IMHO thats
enough.

Regards,
vermaden




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