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Subject: Re: kern/114667: [umass] UMASS device error log problem
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On Wednesday 08 August 2007 10:54:14 Remko Lodder wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 04:20:06PM +0000, David Southwell wrote:
> > The following reply was made to PR kern/114667; it has been noted by
> > GNATS.
> >
> > From: David Southwell <david@vizion2000.net>
> > To: bug-followup@freebsd.org,
> >  david@vizion2000.net
> > Cc:
> > Subject: Re: kern/114667: [umass] UMASS device error log problem
> > Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 09:27:59 -0700
> >
> >  Hi
> >
> >  Just wondered if anyone might have the time to look at this -- it really
> > is a nuisance.
> >
> >  Thanks
>
> Hello David,
>
> I just checked the PR itself and I personally do not think this is
> something we should handle though, the messages get in the logfile because
> you ask for information on a 'heavily removable' device, it mostly has
> multiple ports and the device has no knowledge to see what 'port' is being
> used [if at all used].
>
> That said; this is my private opinion, others might ofcourse disagree with
> me, please feel free to continue to discuss this, but in addittion I also
> think this is not worth a PR ticket.
>
> Cheers
> remko
Sorry but I and a number of others who have complained about the same problem 
do agree it is worth a PR. basically we seem to have an uncontrollable 
worthless message generator.

If you can tell me how to stop the messages for this device it would make a PR 
unnecessary but as things stand none seems to be able to answer the 
question "How do we stop the messages?"

David