Subject: port-arc/32916: arc device_register() abuses dv_unit
To: None <port-arc-maintainer@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/23/2006 17:40:00
>Number:         32916
>Category:       port-arc
>Synopsis:       arc device_register() abuses dv_unit
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    port-arc-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Feb 23 17:40:00 +0000 2006
>Originator:     Jason R Thorpe
>Release:        NetBSD-current 20060223
>Organization:
        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
>Environment:
>Description:
	The arc port's device_register() abuses dv_unit to match the
	scsibus instance during boot device detection.  The problem is
	that there is no way to guarantee that ARCBIOS's unit number
	corresponds to NetBSD's unit number.
>How-To-Repeat:
	Code inspection.
>Fix: