From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, linux-pcmcia@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] 8xx: mpc885ads pcmcia support
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 00:17:39 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <162630d74e53bc10840b667973122fff@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200705032103.33809.arnd@arndb.de>
>>> For example, you could make this
>>>
>>> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0compatible =3D "8xx\0mpc885ads";
>>
>> "mpc885ads-pcmcia\0mpc8xx-pcmcia" or something like that.
>
> Right. I can never remember what goes first...
It doesn't really matter all that much; "correct"
drivers probe for the most specific thing first,
then the next most specific thing they support,
etc. It is mostly a convention.
The important thing is that you can't just call
yourself "8xx", that is way to generic a name.
Segher
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-03 22:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-03 6:54 [PATCH] [POWERPC] 8xx: mpc885ads pcmcia support Vitaly Bordug
2007-05-03 7:48 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-03 15:43 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-05-03 19:03 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-03 22:17 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-05-03 23:57 Vitaly Bordug
2007-05-04 0:01 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-04 19:35 ` Andrew Morton
2007-05-05 23:27 ` Vitaly Bordug
2007-05-06 0:47 Vitaly Bordug
2007-05-06 1:04 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-05-06 2:04 ` David Gibson
2007-05-06 9:48 ` Vitaly Bordug
2007-05-06 7:44 ` Vitaly Bordug
2007-05-06 13:26 ` Segher Boessenkool
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