From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:14:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:14:10 -0400 Received: from [194.213.32.137] ([194.213.32.137]:4612 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:13:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:27:27 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: David Woodhouse Cc: John Weber , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel pcmcia Message-ID: <20010927142727.B39@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <3BAE24F4.4489CC4A@nyc.rr.com> <12891.1001275605@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <12891.1001275605@redhat.com>; from dwmw2@infradead.org on Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 09:06:45PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > Is cardmgr absolutely necessary? I don't use modules, so I don't > > really understand what cardmgr does that can't be done by the kernel > > at boot. - > > Aside from loading modules, it also performs the matching between devices > and drivers - rather than drivers registering a list of the devices they're > capable of driving, as with other bus types, cardmgr is required to 'bind' > devices to drivers. > > The whole lot wants rewriting. I've been looking at it but don't have > anything that even compiles. Seconded. I need to see cardmgr dead for proper S3/S4 support without hacks. Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.