On 5 Jun 2003 at 11:50, Alan Cox wrote: > On Iau, 2003-06-05 at 00:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I did mention in one of the other postings that multiple drivers > > were not precluded. It would be perfectly valid to register > > multiple drivers for the same VID/PID combination. > > > > This would be the exception, but it would certainly support the > > situations which you suggested. > > Yes. One thing that bothers me about some of the discussion is the > assumption of one path or the other with solving things. Linux > generally takes the approach of allowing the unusual when it makes > sense. We have similar issues with certain combo PCI cards (especially > parallel-serial combo) and they just have their own driver, because > its easier than a giant magical sharing layer in the PCI core >
This is exactly my suggestion. One driver per device eliminates all of the confusion. The complexity of the driver is dictated by the device, not by some arbitrary assumptions made by software which is unfamiliar with the device. Thanks much. Leigh Bassett ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
