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SubjectRe: PATCH: Update for the serial driver.
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Tables are wonderful. I use tables to abstract small differences
> > between chipsets served by a single driver. Take a look at what is done
> > in recent clgenfb drivers. Tables are compact, can be marked with
> > __initdata to save memory, and make extensibility very easy.

> Has anybody bothered to check the current PCI code?
>
> "struct pci_dev" contains the name of the PCI device [...]

Oh yeah, for clgenfb, I name by _chipset_ not by device. I cannot
use the PCI data because my driver supports the same chipsets on
Zorro bus as well.

Regards,

Jeff





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