Re: Load hid.o module synchronously?

Patrick J. LoPresti
2004-05-05T02:49:58Z

Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> writes:

> On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 05:56:48PM -0400, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
>
> > But what if it fails to bind? For example, what if an error occurs?
> > Or what if the keyboard is on the module's blacklist? How do I know
> > when to stop waiting?
>
> You do not, sorry.

That is disappointing. I mean, I deal with Microsoft products a lot,
where "unreliable by design" is normal. But I expected better from
Linux.

> > Ideally, what I would like is for "modprobe <driver>" to wait
> > until all hardware handled by that driver is either ready for use
> > or is never going to be. That seems simple and natural to me.
>
> Sorry, but this is not going to happen. It does not fit into the
> way the kernel handles drivers anymore. Again, sorry.

OK, an arbitrary flaky delay it is. Thanks!

- Pat