Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:20:04 -0700 (PDT) From: csg@waterspout.com (C. Stephen Gunn) To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/21178: voltag selector, and unload support for chio(1) Message-ID: <200009120420.VAA23556@freefall.freebsd.org>
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From: csg@waterspout.com (C. Stephen Gunn)
To: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, ajk@waterspout.com
Subject: Re: bin/21178: voltag selector, and unload support for chio(1)
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:21:45 -0500
On Mon, 11 Sep 2000 00:56:23 CST, "Kenneth D. Merry" wrote:
I've put a new patch online, same location:
http://www.physics.purdue.edu/~csg/FreeBSD/chio.patch
Some cleanups, command name changes, sanity check some pointers.
> I'd suggest looking at them as well, even if it won't be used very often.
> (I've moved things from pickers and portals often enough, though.)
Done.
> I also wonder about the 'unload' keyword. It almost sounds like something
> you might use to eject a tape or something. What about calling it 'return'
> instead? (I don't feel really strongly about this, but I figure we ought
> to make things intuitive, if possible.)
I slept on this, and 'return' makes as much sense (if not more) than
'unload' since it will work on any media unit that has a source attribute.
> Anyway, I'll try to give the patch a more thorough look-over in the next
> few days. I won't be able to do more than that before committing it,
> though, since I don't have a test changer anymore. (You've obviously
> tested it, though, so we should be okay in that department.)
Seems to work for me (tm).
Those who looked at it the first time are on the cc: line. Have
another look if you want. :)
- Steve
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