>Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 15:45:27 -0600 (CST)
>From: Scott Reynolds <scottr@Plexus.COM>
>
>On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, Mike Long wrote:

>> dev/audio.c	optional audio needs-flag
>
>Old config chokes on this; it's "needs-count", which is at best a gross 
>hack.  (I tried to do exactly what you say here already.)
>
>Given that this is really a result of prototyping changes that some folks 
>think were done in a sub-optimal fashion, I'm inclined to think that it 
>really is in the right category.  The hp300 manifestation is really a 
>side effect that wouldn't have been noticed otherwise.

It's only manifesting on the hp300 because only the hp300 is using old
config.  How does the hp300 handle other devices|attributes that have
"needs-flag" attached to them in the new config?

Why is the hp300 port still using the old config, anyway?
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