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I have put a purposed fix for this issue up on the launchpad site.

https://code.launchpad.net/~mdavidsaver/epics-base/rec-init/+merge/22819

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:core-talk-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Davidsaver, Michael
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:46 PM
> To: Andrew Johnson; [email protected]
> Subject: RE: missing monitors
> 
> It looks like I underestimated the scope of the problem.  It looks
like
> none of the previous value fields (MLST, ALST, LALM, OVAL, ORBV, ...)
> get initialized for any recordtype.  Given how uniform this appears I
> have to ask: is this a feature?  I think the answer should be no.
> 
> I encountered this problem using streamdevice with a serial device
> (sr725).  It has non-volatile memory for settings, so I want my output
> records to initially read the current value.  The obvious way to was
to
> use '@init' which happens before the record is processed (I think).
> 
> Unless the current behavior changes the only way this can work is if I
> mark all settings PINI=YES and hope there are no side effects to
> re-setting a parameter.
> 
> This seems like an obvious problem, so I can't help but think that I
> must be missing something here...
> 
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Johnson [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2:28 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Cc: Davidsaver, Michael
> > Subject: Re: missing monitors from boRecord (patch)
> >
> > On Wednesday 24 March 2010 13:05:00 Davidsaver, Michael wrote:
> > > A one line fix.  This patch will apply against <3.14.11.  For
> > >=3.14.11
> > > change pbo to prec.
> >
> > Applied with prec modification to the 3.14 branch, thanks.
> >
> > - Andrew
> > --
> > The best FOSS code is written to be read by other humans -- Harald
> > Welte
> 

References:

missing monitors from boRecord Davidsaver, Michael

RE: missing monitors from boRecord (patch) Davidsaver, Michael

Re: missing monitors from boRecord (patch) Andrew Johnson

RE: missing monitors Davidsaver, Michael

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