From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Darren Salt Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:52:58 +0000 Subject: Re: Rework of request firmware Message-Id: <4D4EB579F3%linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk> List-Id: References: <9e473391050319200625032789@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9e473391050319200625032789@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org I demand that Jon Smirl may or may not have written... > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:37:16 +0100, Kay Sievers > wrote: >> What is the concept of a "post"? Does it receive data for the kernel to >> use? What is the overlap with firmware loading here? You just need to run >> a program from userspace, right? > Post is the commonly used term for what you do to hardware when it is first > turned on to get it running. For example the system BIOS posts all the > devices in the system. No. That's POST. "Post" is what comes through the letterbox. ;-) [snip] -- | Darren Salt | nr. Ashington, | d youmustbejoking,demon,co,uk | Debian, | Northumberland | s zap,tartarus,org | RISC OS | Toon Army | @ | Retrocomputing: a PC card in a Risc PC Build a system even a fool can use, and only a fool will use it. ------------------------------------------------------- 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_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel