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Date:      Sun, 3 Feb 2002 02:10:47 -0800 (PST)
From:      Yonatan Bokovza <yonatan@xpert.com>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/34577: Some man pages still advise using "conflicts"  [patch]
Message-ID:  <200202031010.g13AAlS76607@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         34577
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Some man pages still advise using "conflicts"  [patch]
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Feb 03 02:20:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Yonatan Bokovza
>Release:        4.5-Stable
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD Temujin 4.5-STABLE FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE #14: Fri Feb  1 11:38:41 IST 2002 root@Temujin:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TEMUJIN  i386
>Description:
According to "config" the keyword "conflicts" is obsolete:
 
config: line 123: Obsolete keyword 'conflicts' found
*** Error code 1
 
Let's undocument it, from sb(4), sc(4), syscons(4), and vga(4)
>How-To-Repeat:
Enter this example to your kernel configuration file:
device vga0 at isa? conflicts
and run "config" on it.
>Fix:

--- sb.4.orig   Fri Feb  1 11:58:38 2002
+++ sb.4        Fri Feb  1 12:01:16 2002
@@ -50,15 +50,11 @@
 SoundBlaster 1.0 to the SoundBlaster 16/SoundBlaster 32.  The awe driver
 provides AWE32/64 functionality.  This driver is provided in
 .Fx
-versions 2.0-current through 3.0-current.  You can also configure more
-then one card on a single DMA using the conflicts keyword in your
-configuration file.  This is useful for boards with more then one type of
-emulation.
+versions 2.0-current through 3.0-current.
 .Sh BUGS
 Since the SB16 uses the same IRQ and addresses for
 the different drivers, some of the snd drivers will not be probed because
-the kernel thinks there is a conflict.  This can be worked-around by
-using the "conflicts" keyword on the sb16's device line.
+the kernel thinks there is a conflict.
 .Pp
 Current version doesn't support mode changes without closing and reopening
 the device.

--- sc.4.orig   Fri Feb  1 11:58:46 2002
+++ sc.4        Fri Feb  1 12:12:06 2002
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 device atkbdc0 at isa? port IO_KBD
 device atkbd0 at atkbdc? irq 1
-device vga0 at isa? conflicts
+device vga0 at isa?
 device sc0 at isa?

 pseudo-device splash

--- syscons.4.orig      Fri Feb  1 11:58:52 2002
+++ syscons.4   Fri Feb  1 12:12:55 2002
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 device atkbdc0 at isa? port IO_KBD
 device atkbd0 at atkbdc? irq 1
-device vga0 at isa? conflicts
+device vga0 at isa?
 device sc0 at isa?
 
 pseudo-device splash
 
--- vga.4.orig  Fri Feb  1 11:58:59 2002
+++ vga.4       Fri Feb  1 12:15:08 2002
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .Cd "options VGA_NO_MODE_CHANGE"
 .Cd "options VGA_SLOW_IOACCESS"
 .Cd "options VGA_WIDTH90"
-.Cd "device vga0 at isa? port ? conflicts"
+.Cd "device vga0 at isa? port ?"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
 .Nm
 driver to manipulate video hardware (changing video modes, loading font, etc).
 .Pp
-The keyword
-.Dv conflicts
-is required, as the video card may use I/O ports in the same range
-as other drivers.
-.Pp
 The
 .Nm
 driver supports the standard video cards: MDA, CGA, EGA and VGA.
@@ -131,13 +126,13 @@
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 Your kernel configuration should normally have:
 .Pp
-.Dl "device vga0 at isa? port ? conflicts"
+.Dl "device vga0 at isa? port ?"
 .Pp
 The following lines should be included in the kernel configuration file
 in order to enable the VESA BIOS Extension support.
 .Pp
 .Dl "options VESA"
-.Dl "device vga0 at isa? port ? conflicts"
+.Dl "device vga0 at isa? port ?"
 .Pp
 If you do not want VESA support included in the kernel, but
 want to use occasionally, do not add the

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