From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: module loading order
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:42:15 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110511214215.GA22141@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4DCAFE8C.90108@gmx.com>
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:24:28PM +0100, Simon Leung wrote:
>
> > Yes, and so is the option module. But you are looking at a wierd device
> > that somehow thinks it is both an option device, and a pl2303 device,
> > which are totally different chipsets.
>
> If I understand modules.dep correctly, it says that both pl2303 depend
> on usbserial.
You mean "both pl2303 and option", then yes.
> So when either is loaded, usbserial will be loaded.
Yes.
> But the problem here is that pl2303 should not be loaded at all as
> it's for USB-serial adapter, not 3G modem. I'm not sure what controls
> that.
The descriptors of the device itself.
What does 'lsusb' show with this device plugged in?
And what kernel version are you using here?
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-05-11 21:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-11 16:08 module loading order Vikram Narayanan
2011-05-11 16:14 ` Greg KH
2011-05-11 21:24 ` Simon Leung
2011-05-11 21:42 ` Greg KH [this message]
2011-05-12 8:33 ` Simon Leung
2011-05-12 13:48 ` Greg KH
2011-05-12 13:54 ` Simon Leung
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2011-05-11 8:00 Simon Leung
2011-05-11 13:41 ` Greg KH
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