From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:08:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:08:44 -0500 Received: from marine.sonic.net ([208.201.224.37]:17184 "HELO marine.sonic.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:08:28 -0500 X-envelope-info: Message-ID: <20010215090807.C29356@sonic.net> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 09:08:07 -0800 From: David Hinds To: Andrew Morton , Manfred Spraul Cc: Jeff Garzik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] network driver updates In-Reply-To: <3A8A7159.AF0E6180@colorfullife.com> <3A8A8937.A77BA18D@uow.edu.au> <20010214093859.B20503@sonic.net> <3A8AC6B6.9790FF9C@colorfullife.com> <3A8BC242.2C62DAA1@uow.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i In-Reply-To: <3A8BC242.2C62DAA1@uow.edu.au>; from Andrew Morton on Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 10:49:22PM +1100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 10:49:22PM +1100, Andrew Morton wrote: > > Now, the thing I don't understand about David's design is the > final one. What 3c575_cb does is: > > CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y, MODULE=true > If the hardware isn't there, register the driver and > hang around. > > Why? Merely that I was trying to disassociate the concepts of module loading and device probing, and I thought it was most consistent to then allow people to load modules whenever they want, whether or not a device was present. > BTW: How come CONFIG_PCMCIA requires CONFIG_HOTPLUG? Doesn't > it make sense to be able to have glued-in Cardbus devices? I suppose it makes sense but I don't know if it is something worth the trouble of supporting. -- Dave