From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 20 07:01:28 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8523216A4CF for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:01:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D61F243D1D for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:01:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) i3KE1MPo064255 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:01:26 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i3KE0mhn036687 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:00:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i3KE0lxh005047; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:00:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i3KE0lRG005046; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:00:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:00:47 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Mattias Schlenker Message-ID: <20040420140046.GI5279@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <408524AC.7040506@schlenker-webdesign.de> <40852A1F.2060605@tellme3times.com> <40852B78.3060304@schlenker-webdesign.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40852B78.3060304@schlenker-webdesign.de> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.2-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 X-Spam-Report: * -4.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on cicely5.cicely.de cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Chris Subject: Re: device uscanner in GENERIC? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:01:28 -0000 On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 03:54:00PM +0200, Mattias Schlenker wrote: > Chris wrote: > > >I did not have to recompile my kernel for my USB scanner to work and I > >am using uscanner. > >5.1 5.2 both worked. > > > > This may be... But many -- especially many cheap -- scanners nowadays > work better with ugen/libusb or even just work with ugen/libusb. So > removing "device uscanner" from GENERIC would mean that someone like you > who *wants* to use uscanner has to load uscanner.ko, which is far less > work than recompiling the kernel. _Works better_ means you've forgot to send a bug report for uscanner. Even just works shouldn't happen. > In 4.x it worked perfectly for all sides. Removing "device uscanner" > from GENERIC would result in a situation that is more close to the > situation with 4.x than the situation today is. The situation you desribed with 4.x is more likely an ugly hack. Either uscanner takes the device/interface or not. Taking the device and still handle it as untaken calls for troubles. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de bernd@bwct.de info@bwct.de