Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:49:03 GMT From: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 29d13f3d06de - main - newbus: Document new DEVICE_UNIT_ANY Message-ID: <202407250449.46P4n3I1031949@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by imp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=29d13f3d06dec06a2fc9636ca8308c0462f80cfc commit 29d13f3d06dec06a2fc9636ca8308c0462f80cfc Author: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-07-25 04:22:55 +0000 Commit: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-07-25 04:22:55 +0000 newbus: Document new DEVICE_UNIT_ANY In the past, device_add_child took a -1 to mean any unit. Document it now taking DEVICE_UNIT_ANY. Sponsored by: Netflix --- share/man/man9/device_add_child.9 | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man9/device_add_child.9 b/share/man/man9/device_add_child.9 index 423869d6ff6b..dfd0d19049bc 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/device_add_child.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/device_add_child.9 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ arguments specify the name and unit number of the device. If the name is unknown then the caller should pass .Dv NULL . If the unit is unknown then the caller should pass -.Dv -1 +.Dv DEVICE_UNIT_ANY and the system will choose the next available unit number. .Pp The name of the device is used to determine which drivers might be @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ be specified as the device name. .Pp Normally unit numbers will be chosen automatically by the system and a unit number of -.Dv -1 +.Dv DEVICE_UNIT_ANY should be given. When a specific unit number is desired (e.g.,\& for wiring a particular piece of hardware to a pre-configured unit number), that unit should
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