Re: New resources - pls, explain :-(

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@pobox.com)
Fri, 06 Aug 1999 13:23:47 -0400

Martin Mares wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > How does a device know the region is not in use, if the generic PCI code takes
> > care of that?
>
> Is there any reason for devices knowing that about regions?
>
> I think that allocation of whole PCI devices (see pci_request_device()
> in my PCI patch posted on yesterday evening) should be enough.

I know I am a special case :) but:
What is to be done about ugly situations like multi-head video cards
sharing the same VGA I/O regions? Or with vgacon not releasing the VGA
I/O region when fbcon takes over?

Right now my drivers completely ignore the new kernel resource code...

Thanks,

Jeff

-- 
Sounds suspiciously like a contest I run everyday when I bike
to work.  It's called "break the bike lock and keep the bike!".
	-SirSlud, commenting on LinuxPPC contest
	 "Crack this box, and keep it"


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/