Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page] | Date | Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:03:52 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> I don't think that is reasonable.
I think its totally reasonable.
> The first thing most drivers do is reset the hardware. That inevitably
Because there is no persistent storage to remember the fact the hardware is running.
> You are depending on the hardware to keep its state -between- driver > unload and driver reload. That seems inherently unstable to me. It > amazes me that such is supported.
Well if you want to rewrite the entire module handling and locking so that mixer levels determine the load/unload behaviour according to AC97 register combinations and then train users to mute all their inputs before using rmmod go ahead 8)
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