Messages in this thread | | | From | "Bloch, Jack" <> | Subject | RE: Linux hot swap support | Date | Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:51:30 -0400 |
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Thanks for the help, but a generic question. If my HW has a hotswap controller (theoretically), I do not need any thrird party SW to handle the hot swap insert/remove. Linux 2.4.18-3 Kernel should support this correct? I should just run /sbin/hotplug pci on start up.
Jack Bloch Siemens ICN phone (561) 923-6550 e-mail jack.bloch@icn.siemens.com
-----Original Message----- From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@kroah.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 5:48 PM To: Bloch, Jack Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux hot swap support
On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 05:37:50PM -0400, Bloch, Jack wrote: > At the moment, I only support removal. The way it works is as follows. > > Upon system start up my device driver detects all of the boards which are > present (I support up to six). For each board it allocates the necessary I/O > lists memory needed for operation. All addresses are then mapped to user > space with a mmap interface. Now, all HW is accessible from user space. For > each device, an ISR is installed. As soon as the ejector handle for a > particular device is opened, the board (which is a Motorola 68060 based > board) issues an interrupt to me. I will shut this board down and > de-allocate any of the previously reserved resources. What is not so easy is > to perform the insert. I thought about allocating memory becessary for a > maximum configuration, but I would still need to get the insertion event. > But anyway since our device (even though it has multiple boards internally) > is seen as a monolithic device from the main controlling host, the loss of a > single board causes it to be taken out of service.
Hm, you might want to take a look at the cPCI patches from Scott Murray, he has a solution for the resource and insertion problem that will probably work for you. You can find the patches on the pcihpd-discuss mailing list, and I think they were also posted to lkml in the past too. He's working on cleaning them up a bit for inclusion in the main kernel tree.
Hope this helps,
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