Subject: Re: kern/36660: envsys sensor names are not unique
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/17/2007 14:45:02
The following reply was made to PR kern/36660; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp
Subject: Re: kern/36660: envsys sensor names are not unique
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:42:44 +0200

 On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:35:01 +0000 (UTC)
 yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp wrote:
 
 > 	- make the framework ensure that names are unique.
 
 Do you mean per device, right?
 
 > 	- remove the "envstat -m desc=..." functionality.
 > 	  IMO, it's a misfeature.
 
 A misfeature, why? it's useful if you are not happy with a description.
 Note that the problem here is ipmi that assigns those names.
 
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