Subject: Re: Re: com0 vs. com*
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Soren S. Jorvang <soren@wheel.dk>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/16/2002 22:34:04
Johan Danielsson wrote:
> I think the issue is

> com* at isa? port 0x3f8 irq 4 # Standard PC serial ports

> not
>
> com*    at isa? port ? irq ?
>
> which would be hard to support.

Right.

> I suppose one reason to use com0 instead of com* is to make sure
> these ports are exactly that.

Except that this stops working with pnpbios around..

I think this is just a holdover from olden i386 times, so unless
someone can think of any breakage it will cause, I will just
change it.


-- 
Soren