Re: Exposing ROM's though sysfs

From: Jon Smirl
Date: Fri Jul 30 2004 - 16:10:52 EST


--- Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We can get away without caching a copy of the ROM in the kernel if we
> require
> userspace to cache it before the driver takes control of the card
> (i.e. at
> POST time). Otherwise, the kernel will have to take care of it.

You may also need ROM access when resuming a suspended device so we
need to plan for that case too.

>
> Jesse
>


=====
Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx



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