Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:45:33 -0700 From: "Samuel Chow" <cyschow@shaw.ca> To: "Tom Rhodes" <darklogik@pittgoth.com>, "Ceri" <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: docs/35723 Message-ID: <010801c1d41c$7b3aabe0$2784412f@ca.nortel.com> References: <200203251530.g2PFU5U23558@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Hold on. Someone just posted a patch to fix the le driver.
Maybe we don't have to do anything.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Rhodes" <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
To: <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: docs/35723
> The following reply was made to PR docs/35723; it has been noted by GNATS.
>
> From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
> To: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net>
> Cc: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>,
> FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Re: docs/35723
> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 10:39:43 -0500
>
> Ceri wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 10:21:56AM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> >
> >>Ceri wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 03:14:13PM +0000, Josh Paetzel wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Is there any reason not to commit this? I ran into yet another lost
> >>>>soul on irc tonight trying to get this driver to work.
> >>>>
> >>>>*** le.4.old Fri Mar 15 10:57:26 2002
> >>>>--- le.4 Fri Mar 15 10:57:42 2002
> >>>>***************
> >>>>*** 93,95 ****
> >>>>--- 93,99 ----
> >>>> .An Matt Thomas .
> >>>> This manual page was written by
> >>>> .An David E. O'Brien .
> >>>>+ .Sh BUGS
> >>>>+ This driver has been causing kernel panics since 4.0-RELEASE, and
> >>>>appears to be no
> >>>>+ longer actively maintained. PR misc/18641 describes the known
> >>>>issues that have been
> >>>>+ submitted.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Well I don't think we should refer to PRs in manpages for one.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>hmmm, Ceri, why don't we cut from the PR listing down?
> >>
> >
> > Well I also don't think that we should say "this driver...appears to be
> > no longer actively maintained".
> > Which means that I don't like two thirds of the suggested patch, which
> > is really quite a lot for a 27 word patch.
> >
> > Far better would something like "This driver causes kernel panics".
> > And I don't like that either :)
> >
> > Ceri
> >
> >
>
> This driver causes inconsistancies (sp, use i/aspell) and can
> sometimes lead to kernel panics.
>
> This driver is currently obsolete and may cause system instability,
> if this occurs please try another driver or card.
>
> Can we email the maintainer and find out if their is another driver
> that can be used in its place, maybe list that? How do you feel
> about the above sentances? I know it will be ``raising barriers'' for
> users, but they should be warned about a driver known to cause
> panics. On the other hand, I do not like mentioning the other card
> idea. Catch 22?
>
> --
> Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes
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