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From: "Gary T. Corcoran" <gcorcoran@lucent.com>
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To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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Subject: Re: Module parameters?
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Warner Losh wrote:
> 
> Yes.  You'd say
> 
> hint.dslmodem.-1.TransmissionMode=LLC

What's the "-1" in the above?

> But writing this, I thin that normal enums would want a specialized
> routine for doing this that would could pass a table to.

Yes, a table of strings and enums seems like a generally-useful thing
to support - no need making each driver re-write the code...

> Hmmm, maybe I should just write something now that I've designed it to
> this level :-)

Might as well...   <smile>

Thanks,
Gary


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