Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 16 Aug 1998 21:54:56 +0200 | Subject | Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???) | From | Inaky Perez Gonzalez <> |
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Kragen> Yes. The unique identification is created when you plug the Kragen> device in, though.
Not always. When you plug a device in, it may have a serial number or not, and the unique ID must be obtained from it. The _goal_ here is to be able to get the same ID for the same device always. With devices which implement s/n it is not a matter, but it kicks off when they don't implement it. I've received suggestions to use the bus topology to _guess_ which device may it be. It's the only way I can conceive ...
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