Re: [patch] do not allow IPW_2100=Y or IPW_2200=Y

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

Hi!

> > > >> Kconfig currently allows compiling IPW_2100 and IPW_2200 into kernel
> > > >> (not as a module). Unfortunately, such configuration does not work,
> > > >> because these drivers need a firmware, and it can't be loaded by
> > > >> userspace loader when userspace is not running.
> > > > 
> > > > False, initramfs...
> > > 
> > > which would warrant some extra documentation in Kconfig explaining that this 
> > > driver needs initramfs with firmware for it to work when compiled in the 
> > > kernel. A link to the ipw2x00 documentation might also help.
> > 
> > Besides, the initramfs runs long after the driver init routine
> > runs which is when the firmware needs to be available.
> 
> .. unless you use sysfs to do a fake hotunplug + replug the device, at
> which point the driver init routine runs again.

Ouch, nice trick. But how do I actually pull it up? There's nothing
that looks like allowing that in /sys:

root@amd:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0# ls
broken_parity_status  config  irq         power/     subsystem@
uevent
bus@                  device  local_cpus  resource   subsystem_device
vendor
class                 enable  modalias    resource0  subsystem_vendor
root@amd:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0#

I tried going to bus/drivers/ and unbind/rebind ipw2200 driver; that
does not work. I tried echo 0 > enable; echo 1 > enable, but no trick,
either.

								Pavel
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