Re: [PATCHES 2.5.67] PCMCIA hotplugging, in-kernel-matching and depmod support

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote :
>>That was a big stumbling block when I last looked at the "big picture"
>>for pcmcia -- in-kernel drivers still required probe assistance from
>>userspace via the /etc/pcmcia/* bindings.
> 
> 
> 	No ! Please don't do that, it will only bring madness.

Nope.  It's already a solved problem :)  More below...


> 	Example :
> 	Lucent/Agere Orinoco wireless card :
> 		manfid 0x0156,0x0002
> 		possible drivers : wlan_cs ; orinoco_cs
> 	Intersil PrismII and clones (Linksys, ...) :
> 		manfid 0x0156,0x0002
> 		possible drivers : prism2_cs ; hostap_cs
> 
> 	Please explain me in details how your stuff will cope with the
> above, and how to make sure the right driver is loaded in every case
> and how user can control this.
> 	If your scheme can't cope with the simple real life example
> above (I've got those cards on my desk, and those drivers on my disk),
> then it's no good to me.

These cases already exist for PCI, so pcmcia behavior should follow what 
the kernel does when the PCI core sees such.

	Jeff