From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jon Smirl Subject: Re: Re: Hotplug blacklist and video devices Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:35:49 -0500 Message-ID: <9e473391050218153527cbb893@mail.gmail.com> References: <9e4733910502181251ea2b95e@mail.gmail.com> <20050218210822.GB8588@nostromo.devel.redhat.com> <9e47339105021813146cf69759@mail.gmail.com> <1108767531.5631.29.camel@thor.asgaard.local> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1D2Hf5-0003K6-8i for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:35:51 -0800 Received: from rproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.170.194]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1D2Hf3-0006hH-RZ for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:35:51 -0800 Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id z35so6082rne for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:35:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1108767531.5631.29.camel@thor.asgaard.local> Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Michel_D=E4nzer?= Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, lkml On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:58:51 -0500, Michel D=E4nzer wr= ote: > > For example I'm looking at making changes to DRM such that DRM will > > require the corresponding framebuffer driver to be loaded. >=20 > Ignoring my suspicion that people won't like stuff getting forced down > their throats like this (why would a DRM _require_ a framebuffer > device?), does the hotplug blacklisting of the framebuffer devices > matter at all if the DRM depends on them, i.e. won't they be loaded > regardless when the DRM is loaded? There is no mechanism for getting a hotplug remove event into a driver like DRM that doesn't attach to the PCI device. --=20 Jon Smirl jonsmirl@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click