Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 17:16:49 +0200 (SAT) From: John Hay <jhay@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za> To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pci probes with multiple "units" (MORE) Message-ID: <199704281516.RAA26626@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970428103753.00bce770@etinc.com> from dennis at "Apr 28, 97 10:37:56 am"
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> >> > >>> A suggestion: > >>> > >>> When pci devices are probed, the O/S prints out something similar > >>> to this: > >>> > >>> eth0 <ET/5025PQ QUAD Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:17 > >>> eth1 <ET/5025PQ DUAL Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:18 > >> > >>Has ET Inc *really* called its synch serial card devices 'eth'? Isn't > >>that a recipe for customer confusion? What are they called in Linux, > >>where all ethernet cards are 'eth'? > > It would be nice if, for once, we didn't get sidetracked by trivial > things and actually address the *problem* that I'm reporting, > that is, the distinction between *adapter* number and device > unit. > Why don't you call your cards ethc0..X and then the devices eth0...X? Something like the Arnet (ar(4)), SDL RISCom N2(pci) or Cronyx-Sigma (cx(4)) drivers? ====== src1 <RISCom/N2pci (old id)> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:11:0 src1: 64K RAM (0 mempages) @ f3965000-f3975000, 2 ports. sr0: Adapter 1, port 0. sr1: Adapter 1, port 1. ... src0 at 0x300-0x30f irq 12 maddr 0xd0000 msize 16384 on isa src0: 64K RAM (4 mempages) @ f00d0000-f00d3fff, 2 ports. sr2: Adapter 0, port 0. sr3: Adapter 0, port 1. ====== John -- John Hay -- John.Hay@mikom.csir.co.za
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