Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Module read a file? | From | Mark Atwood <> | Date | 11 Oct 2001 15:29:41 -0700 |
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Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes: > > Because the firmware is stored in volitile memory on the card, and > > vanishes on a card reset or removal, and I would like to have it Just > > Work with the pcmcia-cs package with minimal changes. > > Longer term that is precisely what the hot plug interface is there fore
And in the longer term, I plan on migrating this product over to the hot plug interface.
In the medium term, this will be a really useful feature for quite a few users of this driver.
In the short term, I just want to get this thing working.
> > > Having to remember "run this userspace tool after every card reset" > > (which includes power suspends and so forth) would be a major pain. > > > > Besides, the card already has a good validator in it. > > What do you do if the card is compiled in and initialised before the > firmware holding fs is mounted ?
Tell the packager and/or user of the module Dont Do That, and have the card_reset and card_insert functions return with an error.
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