From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 22:17:53 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DEDA1065677; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:17:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (bigknife-pt.tunnel.tserv9.chi1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f10:75::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03FCB8FC30; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:17:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6LMHdxT085114; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:17:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: Marcel Moolenaar Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:32:07 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200807191908.m6JJ8bsq040646@repoman.freebsd.org> <200807211107.21345.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200807211732.07938.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [IPv6:::1]); Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:17:47 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/7771/Mon Jul 21 17:09:37 2008 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, Marcel Moolenaar , src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc remote X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:17:53 -0000 On Monday 21 July 2008 05:22:15 pm Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > On Jul 21, 2008, at 8:07 AM, John Baldwin wrote: > > > On Saturday 19 July 2008 03:08:22 pm Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > >> marcel 2008-07-19 19:08:22 UTC > >> > >> FreeBSD src repository > >> > >> Modified files: > >> etc remote > >> Log: > >> SVN rev 180615 on 2008-07-19 19:08:22Z by marcel > >> > >> With uart(4) default, change /dev/cuad# to /dev/cuau# so that > >> out-of-the-box FreeBSD is consistent. Add uart[0-7] as a > >> fingerfriendly shortcut alongside sio[0-7] and com[1-8]. > > > > Perhaps the sioX aliases should either be removed or still > > reference /dev/cuadX? Having them reference the uart(4) devices > > might be > > confusing. > > I was mostly thinking in terms of backward compatibility. > sioX will map to a working port now. I can certainly remove > sioX from the aliases, but that may break existing setups. > I don't know if adding sioX aliases for /dev/cuadX is useful. > I think sioX should either not exist or be an useful alias. > > Thoughts? I would just remove them. I'm not sure how often they are really used since they are specific to a driver name as opposed to COM1/COM2 which some boxes have as labels on the case for the physical ports. -- John Baldwin