From: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2.5] PCI: kill pdev_enable_device()
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 00:42:26 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021218004226.GA3204@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3DFFA5DD.4030804@pobox.com>
On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 05:31:57PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Ivan Kokshaysky wrote:
> >- So, if we don't touch the PCI command registers, there is no point in
> > using pdev_enable_device(). Most drivers properly use
> > pci_enable_device() anyway.
> Not only that, a driver _should_ be calling pci-enable-device, it's an
> API requirement. J Random Driver should have a good reason _not_ to
> call pci_enable_device() ...
What about the xircom issue that was discussed in the last days ?
Sounds like the solution isn't a full on pci_enable_device() as
pcmcia 'knows better than us' at that stage aparently.
Dave
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-18 0:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-17 17:19 [patch 2.5] PCI: kill pdev_enable_device() Ivan Kokshaysky
2002-12-17 22:31 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-12-18 0:42 ` Dave Jones [this message]
2002-12-18 0:52 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-12-18 10:11 ` Ivan Kokshaysky
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