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35 .Nm device_set_desc_copy ,
37 .Nd access the description of a device
42 .Fn device_set_desc "device_t dev" "const char *desc"
44 .Fn device_set_desc_copy "device_t dev" "const char *desc"
46 .Fn device_get_desc "device_t dev"
48 Manipulate the verbose description of a device. This description (if
49 present) is printed as part of the message when it is attached during
52 .Xr device_set_desc_copy 9
53 is used to set the description if the string passed is a temporary
54 buffer which will be overwritten.
55 In this case, the system will copy
56 the string, otherwise the pointer passed will be used directly.
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