From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg KH Subject: Re: native vs acpi support Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:12:59 -0700 Message-ID: <20050912161258.GA25541@kroah.com> References: <20050912071649.22726.qmail@web35406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050912071649.22726.qmail-R/RehLzVjnOvuULXzWHTWIglqE1Y4D90QQ4Iyu8u01E@public.gmane.org> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: vidyut karan Cc: linux-hotplug-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 08:16:49AM +0100, vidyut karan wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a newbie to this hotplug support in linux (specially for > pci-express). At present i am trying to understand the basics. While > reading the hot-plug support for pci-express, I couldn't understand > the following: > What is the difference betwwen an > OS with an "native hot plug support" > and controlling the hot-plug by using ACPI. > Does linux support both these mechanism. Yes. My question to you is, what are you trying to do? Also the pci hotplug mailing list might be the best place for questions like this. thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf