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+.\" -*- nroff -*-
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Doug Rabson
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.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
+.Fn 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.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr device 9
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Doug Rabson .
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