Subject: misc/34054: The eap(4) man page does not document the joystick attachment
To: None <misc-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <rherdware@yahoo.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/22/2006 14:55:00
>Number: 34054
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: The eap(4) man page does not document the joystick attachment
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 22 14:55:00 +0000 2006
>Originator: Björn Johannesson
>Release: 3.99.23
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD hallabo.localdomain 3.99.23 NetBSD 3.99.23 (HALLABO) #9: Fri Jul 21 13:35:45 CEST 2006 bjorn@hallabo.localdomain:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/HALLABO i386
>Description:
The eap(4) man page does not document the joystick attachment and it's
problems.
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the eap(4) man page.
>Fix:
Perhaps the CAVEATS section could be worded better...
--- eap.4.orig 2006-07-22 16:23:18.000000000 +0200
+++ eap.4 2006-07-22 16:52:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd June 22, 2005
+.Dd July 22, 2006
.Dt EAP 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "eap* at pci? dev ? function ?"
.Cd "audio* at audiobus?"
+.Cd "joy* at eap?"
.Cd "midi* at eap?"
.Cd "options EAP_USE_BOTH_DACS"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ac97 4 ,
.Xr audio 4 ,
+.Xr joy 4 ,
.Xr midi 4 ,
.Xr pci 4
.Sh HISTORY
@@ -71,3 +73,13 @@
.Nm
device driver appeared in
.Nx 1.4 .
+.Sh CAVEATS
+The joystick port hardware works by emulating a legacy
+.Xr isa 4
+joystick port.
+This can cause problems since it's not known if the address is usable on the
+.Xr pci 4
+bus, and since the pci probe is before the
+.Xr isa 4
+probe, it can conflict with isa devices.
+Use with caution.