Re: GENERIC kernconf file suggestion

From: Julian Elischer <julian_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:45:57 -0800
On 3/9/11 5:47 AM, Chris Forgeron wrote:
> Hi,
>   I was just caught with a kernel that wouldn't compile when I added USB double-bulk pipes (device udbp). A quick google search found that I needed to add "options NETGRAPH" to the kernel file.
>
> No biggie, but I see this has been catching people since 2005 (http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-usb/2005-October/001581.html )
>
> Can we update the GENERIC kernel to be more obvious of this requirement, say:
>
> #device         udbp            # USB Double Bulk Pipe devices - Requires 'options NETGRAPH'

YE GODS!!!  a person who uses udbp!  (what for?)


you will notice that "man udbp" does tell you that as well..
but I can add it to the file....

> I'm not sure who I should bring this to the attention to (davidxu?), so I thought I'd start here.
>
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