Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page]

David Woodhouse
2000-11-06T13:41:23Z

jas88@cam.ac.uk said:
> So autoload the module with a "dont_screw_with_mixer" option. When
> the kernel first boots, initialise the mixer to suitable settings
> (load the module with "do_screw_with_mixer" or whatever); thereafter,
> the driver shouldn't change the mixer settings on load.

Not reliable. You can't read back the current mixer state from all
hardware, even if you _are_ willing to assume that it has remained in a
sensible state while the driver has been unloaded.

The driver needs to reset the card to the desired levels.

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