Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:20:27 -0800 | From | Chris Wedgwood <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] deprecate pci_module_init |
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On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 02:13:39PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> There is a 2.4 version of module_param().
2.4 what?
> The semantics of pci_module_init() versus pci_register_driver() are > different across 2.4/2.6.
I actually didn't realize this... (in truth I didn't think about it). Is this explained anywhere?
> If you deprecate pci_module_init(), you are breaking drivers which > right now can be ported to 2.4 with a simple cp(1).
> It's just downright silly to deprecate the API that is used most > heavily in drivers.
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