Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 09 Mar 2003 14:15:47 -0700 | From | "Justin T. Gibbs" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] EISA aic7770 broken |
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> Justin> Take a look in kernel/resource.c. request_region returns > Justin> *non-zero* if the region is already in use. The driver > Justin> doesn't want to try and probe a region that is in use by > Justin> another device. Your patch is incorrect. > > request_region returns a pointer to the newly allocated resource when > it succeds, and NULL when it failed. It's the opposite logic > check_region uses.
Sorry. I missread the comment in kernel/resource.c.
> >>> But the driver crashes badly while probing the card, somewhere in >>> ahc_runq_tasklet. >>> >>> Any idea ? > > Justin> Not without more information. > > Ok, what can I do ?
Define crashes badly. Driver messages or kernel panic strings typically help.
-- Justin
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