Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: PNP patch into kernel when? | From | Jes Degn Soerensen <> | Date | 04 Dec 1996 13:40:55 +0100 |
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>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew E Mileski <aem@nic.ott.hookup.net> writes:
Andrew> I expect the changes I propose the the PnP patch to will be Andrew> inconsequential to programmers in short order. Heck, they Andrew> might even grow to prefer them :-)
Before we (noticeable Linus) add yet another interface for device allocation/registration to the kernel, I think we should try to look at the needs for all the various architectures and try to specify a common interface that is similar for all (bus)architectures. How does the new PnP interface compare to the existing Zorro, SBUS and PCI config interfaces?
I see no reason to have N fundamentally different interfaces for this if we can have one common interface. This will also be usefull if/when we try to integrate/merge various drivers (for instance I dont see much of a reason for having 7+ different Lance Ethernet drivers in the kernel).
Jes
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