Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page] | Date | Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:12:30 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> So autoload the module with a "dont_screw_with_mixer" option. When the kernel > first boots, initialise the mixer to suitable settings (load the module with > "do_screw_with_mixer" or whatever); thereafter, the driver shouldn't change > the mixer settings on load.
Which is part of what persistent module data lets you do. And without having to mess with dont_screw_with_mixer (which if you get it wrong btw can be fatal and hang the hardware)
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