From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:51:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:51:33 -0400 Received: from web13103.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.174.148]:2831 "HELO web13103.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:51:19 -0400 Message-ID: <20010822235135.44493.qmail@web13103.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:51:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Rankin Subject: Re: [PATCH,RFC] make ide-scsi more selective To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > The real problem is that the drivers are claiming > resources on load not > on open. Why shouldnt I be able to load ide-cd and > ide-scsi and open either > /dev/hda or /dev/sr0 but not both together ? What about kernels that use devfs? To open the device, devfs would need to have already created the device node, and this must surely happen when the module loads. Can devfs create a node without claiming any resources? For reference, I use devfs, and have a DVD-ROM (hdc) and a CD burner (hdd). The DVD uses ide-cd and the burner uses ide-scsi, and I have to preload ide-cd (with the "ignore=hdd" parameter) so that ide-scsi doesn't grab the DVD. Chris __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/