Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFClue] pci_get_device, new driver model | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:36:37 +0100 |
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On Gwe, 2005-10-07 at 10:18 -0700, William D Waddington wrote: > Is it ever possible that the hotplug stuff will try to remove and re-add > one (or all) of my boards when there _hasn't_ been a physical change or > power cycle/reboot/driver reload/whatever.
Only if the user does it deliberately.
> Still not quite clear how to assocuiate instance/minor #s with boards. > Do I just keep a global counter and bump it each time probe (or init) > gets called for each board? Hence my worry above.
It really is up to you. Most drivers just issue the first free minor number.
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