Re: [PATCH 0/4] NE2000 driver updates

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
02 May 2003 15:01:10 +0100


On Gwe, 2003-05-02 at 00:29, Jeff Muizelaar wrote:
> Are we stuck with Space.c forever? Anyone have any plans for replacing
> it with something more driver-model friendly?

Is it worth the effort. Why not just let the old isa stuff live out its
life in peace ? There is certainly no reason we couldnt make it more
driver model like by splitting probe and activity

ie ne2000 probing would do

poke around for ISA device
Found one ?
Alloc isadevice
Fill in ports/range/irq
Fill in vendor/product with invented idents
Announce it

Then have ne2000 driver model code do the actual setup

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