Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:27:27 +0000 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: kernel pcmcia |
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Hi!
> > Is cardmgr absolutely necessary? I don't use modules, so I don't > > really understand what cardmgr does that can't be done by the kernel > > at boot. - > > Aside from loading modules, it also performs the matching between devices > and drivers - rather than drivers registering a list of the devices they're > capable of driving, as with other bus types, cardmgr is required to 'bind' > devices to drivers. > > The whole lot wants rewriting. I've been looking at it but don't have > anything that even compiles.
Seconded. I need to see cardmgr dead for proper S3/S4 support without hacks.
Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.
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