Re: Multi-function PCI devices

From: Michael Reinelt (reinelt@eunet.at)
Date: Sat Apr 07 2001 - 10:06:14 EDT

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    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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