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.Dd June 16, 1998
.Dt DEVICE_SET_DESC 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm device_set_desc ,
.Nm device_set_desc_copy ,
.Nm device_get_desc
.Nd access the description of a device
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In sys/bus.h
.Ft void
.Fn device_set_desc "device_t dev" "const char *desc"
.Ft void
.Fn device_set_desc_copy "device_t dev" "const char *desc"
.Ft const char *
.Fn device_get_desc "device_t dev"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Manipulate the verbose description of a device.  This description (if
present) is printed as part of the message when it is attached during
autoconfiguration.
The variation
.Xr device_set_desc_copy 9
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.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr device 9
.Sh AUTHORS
This man page was written by
.An Doug Rabson .