Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.3 wish: integrate pcmcia into mainstream kernel | Date | Thu, 03 Jun 1999 09:00:56 BST | From | David Howells <> |
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David Hinds wrote: > In some sense, PCMCIA and CardBus are second-class citizens because > the Linux kernel is missing some key components that would make > dynamic device management convenient and reliable. One of those is > kernel support for Plug&Play BIOS calls, without which, resource > allocation for hot-plug devices will always be a shot in the dark. > ACPI will supercede this at some point, but my impression is that > Linux ACPI support is still a long way from being comprehensive enough > to handle this.
I'd like to put my configuration manager up for consideration for this roll.
The version I have at home now handles the concept of buses as well as devices, drivers, and hardware configuration protocols. Dynamic resource management is still there, and the file-system interface is being reworked.
David Howells
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