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On 09/22/2010 02:22 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> 
> I decided the code simplification was worth skipping the type.
> I'd certainly rather have the type value, too, but I don't know
> how much hassle to go through to debug a firmware problem.  How
> important do you think it is?
> 

Very.  New types get introduced periodically.

	-hpa