device_set_desc(9)

NAME

device_set_desc, device_set_desc_copy, device_get_desc - ac

cess the
description of a device

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/bus.h>
void
device_set_desc(device_t dev, const char *desc);
void
device_set_desc_copy(device_t dev, const char *desc);
const char *
device_get_desc(device_t dev);

DESCRIPTION

Manipulate the verbose description of a device. This de

scription (if
present) is printed as part of the message when it is at

tached during
autoconfiguration. The variation device_set_desc_copy() is

used to set
the description if the string passed is a temporary buffer

which will be
overwritten. In this case, the system will copy the string,

otherwise
the pointer passed will be used directly.

SEE ALSO

device(9)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Doug Rabson.

BSD June 16, 1998

BSD