Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 4 Jan 1999 14:32:02 +0000 (GMT) | From | Shaw Carruthers <> | Subject | Re: [linux-audio-dev] ISA Plug & Play support in kernel |
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On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, David Howells wrote:
> >>What about P-n-P: this is DEFINITELY not kernel task. This is belond to > >>userspace. If current version of tools is not clear -- change tools. Do not > >>pullute kernel with such crap as P-n-P ... > > > > Nonsense; operating systems are supposed to manage resources. Card > > interfaces are resources. > > I have to agree with the later camp there... The issue is one for the kernel, > and should link into device-driver management and first-order resource > management (I/O, IRQ, DMA, Memory); and maybe also second-order resource > management (SCSI devices, parallel port devices) in which the first order > driver exports an interface to another driver. >
What's the problem with the following approach:
pnpdump -c > /etc/isapnp.conf isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf script.that.parses./etc/isapnp.conf.and.sets.module_parms.in./etc/modules.conf
which is what I do for my soundcard.
-- Shaw Carruthers - shaw@shawc.demon.co.uk London SW14 7JW UK This is not a sig( with homage to Magritte).
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