On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 06:48:24PM -0700, Jonathan Stone wrote:
> 
> Where I'm coming from is this: suppose I'm someone who *hasn't*
> perused the NCR spec sheets. I buy a a fancy new NCR or Symbios
> controller.  What am I to look for as device name?  Is the name "siop"
> mnemonic and meaningful and specific to *that* device?  (We don't even
> seem to agree on what "siop" stands for, which isn't a good sign).

My fault, it's a typo.

> Will it be a natural name to people used to other Unices (free or
> otherwise?)
> 
> For me, personally, the answer is a clear "no".  It's a small point,
> but well-chosen names can be helpful; poorly-chosen ones are merely
> obscure.

I think naming drivers from the chip (or chip family) name is something
common.

> 
> 
> >> How about nsp and ensp, as counter-proposals?
> >
> >What does nsp stands for ?
> 
> I was thinking _N_cr _S_CSI _p_rocessor, but I dont pretend

Hum, it's called symbios now :)

> it's a great name...  what do Solaris, OSF1/DU/Tru64 use?

Don't know. Anyone with a solaris or DU machine with a NCR53x8xx controller in
it ?

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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
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