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SubjectRe: New resources - pls, explain :-(
Martin Mares wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > How does a device know the region is not in use, if the generic PCI code takes
> > care of that?
>
> Is there any reason for devices knowing that about regions?
>
> I think that allocation of whole PCI devices (see pci_request_device()
> in my PCI patch posted on yesterday evening) should be enough.

I know I am a special case :) but:
What is to be done about ugly situations like multi-head video cards
sharing the same VGA I/O regions? Or with vgacon not releasing the VGA
I/O region when fbcon takes over?

Right now my drivers completely ignore the new kernel resource code...

Thanks,

Jeff




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