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Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
: The major problem with it is that todays bus architectures don't have
: stable device addresses. Instead of devices having a fixed address on
: the bus that the user sets, the addresses are assigned as the devices
: are discovered. This is pretty much a requirement if you want to sell
: hardware to 12:00 flashers. While that's not the market that FreeBSD
: deals with, it is the hardware that FreeBSD runs on.
usb assigns addresses dynamically. Everyone else does it basically
statically. PCI slot/device numbers are static, but extreme
configurations can change the bus number.
Warner
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