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On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 02:01:32PM +0900, Weongyo Jeong wrote:
> > 
> > > BTW: Could you add a message declaring the device when it is plugged in?
> > > Something like "uath0: <TRENDnet TEW-504UB wireless LAN adaptor> on usbus?"
> > > and "uath0: ether aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"?
> > 
> > I thought it did this but perhaps not; we can try to add it.
> 
> IIRC in the previous USB1, it printed a message like
> 
> 	uath0: <TRENDnet TEW-504UB wireless LAN adaptor> on usbus?
> 
> whenever a device is attached even if the device source doesn't print
> it but it's not now in USB2.  I have no ideas it's a intention or a
> regression of USB2.

This is because USB2 sets the quiet flag on the device (for better or
worse) and relies on the driver calling device_set_usb2_desc().

I am not sure the reason for doing it this way.


Andrew