>From: "M. Warner Losh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >usb assigns addresses dynamically. Everyone else does it basically >statically. PCI slot/device numbers are static, but extreme >configurations can change the bus number.
Some USB devices (though not all of them) provide a unique device ID. If this ID is available, binding to a particular device is straightforward. The problems start when the device get replaced. For example, an USB printer dies and you replace it with another one. Form a tech support standpoint it's convenient if the new printer gets silently recognized as a replacement of the old one. -SB _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
