Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 10 Oct 2000 14:08:45 -0400 | From | mmangino@acm ... | Subject | Re: Updated 2.4 TODO List |
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> > So I propose that this item be removed simply by stating "Linux 2.4 does > > not support PCMCIA on multiprocessors". Comments, David? > > There are some people who use PCMCIA on SMP desktop boxes; many > wireless network cards are only made as PCMCIA cards, and the "desktop > version" consists of an ISA or PCI card reader plus a card. > > It is not a configuration that I currently test. I am told it mostly > works, though some client drivers are not SMP safe. It is something > that should be fixed eventually, for sure, but given the number of > open issues with PCMCIA in 2.4, I don't think it is high on the list. > If you want to say that PCMCIA on SMP is unsupported until someone > carefully checks it out and fixes these things, I suppose that's fine. > > -- Dave
I am one of those people that uses PCMCIA on an SMP machine, I also use 2.4. Aside from the very occasional problem, I don't see any locking issues. Is it possible to just leave it as is with a warning?
If someone is willing to help get me started? I'll go through and try to clean up the SMP safeness issues.
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