Re: oops in __nodemgr_remove_host_dev

Stefan Richter
2007-03-14T11:46:09Z

I wrote:
> As a side note, the IEEE 1394 subsystem features quite a fat usage of
> the driver core. [...] Maybe we should redesign nodemgr to work without
> host devices and node entry devices.

Greg, you once indicated you had class device conversion patches for
1394 in the pipeline, but they couldn't go out to -mm or wherever
because of them depending on unfinished driver core changes. If you
found that the 1394 subsystem needed some special treatment, there might
be a chance to eliminate this by pulling some historically grown but now
obsolete infrastructure out. (Of course not for 2.6.21-rc anymore, but
perhaps post 2.6.21 if we take it on quickly.)
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Stefan Richter
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