Re: Multi-function PCI devices

Michael Reinelt (reinelt@eunet.at)
Sat, 07 Apr 2001 16:06:14 +0200

Tim Waugh wrote:
>
> On Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 01:33:25PM +0200, Michael Reinelt wrote:
>
> > Adding PCI entries to both serial.c and parport_pc.c was that easy....
>
> And that's how it should be, IMHO. There needs to be provision for
> more than one driver to be able to talk to any given PCI device.

True, true, true.

But - how to deal with it? Who decides if we can deal this way or not?
PCI maintainer? Linus?

bye, Michael

P.S. I really need this. I have to unload serial and parallel and reload
them in different order when I want either print something or talk to my
Palm :-(

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