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SubjectRe: [PATCHES 2.5.67] PCMCIA hotplugging, in-kernel-matching and depmod support
Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote :
>>That was a big stumbling block when I last looked at the "big picture"
>>for pcmcia -- in-kernel drivers still required probe assistance from
>>userspace via the /etc/pcmcia/* bindings.
>
>
> No ! Please don't do that, it will only bring madness.

Nope. It's already a solved problem :) More below...


> Example :
> Lucent/Agere Orinoco wireless card :
> manfid 0x0156,0x0002
> possible drivers : wlan_cs ; orinoco_cs
> Intersil PrismII and clones (Linksys, ...) :
> manfid 0x0156,0x0002
> possible drivers : prism2_cs ; hostap_cs
>
> Please explain me in details how your stuff will cope with the
> above, and how to make sure the right driver is loaded in every case
> and how user can control this.
> If your scheme can't cope with the simple real life example
> above (I've got those cards on my desk, and those drivers on my disk),
> then it's no good to me.

These cases already exist for PCI, so pcmcia behavior should follow what
the kernel does when the PCI core sees such.

Jeff



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