On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 11:37 -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > Or export a template structure with default values which could be copied.
That is possible, though is a bit more overhead in some cases than exported functions by the module. > > For the second issue, the core could auto load the sub modules ... > > That won't work without cooperation from userspace. What if somebody > wants to boot from a USB flash drive? At startup time there is almost no > userspace available. > > > * Leave everything in a single module, and somehow implement > > a ohci_glue_init() and a ohci_glue_exit() that would work as > > module_init and _exit except it would allow several in the same > > module ... > > Or do what Ben H. mentioned: Have the main ohci_init() routine contain a > bunch of calls to the bus-glue init routines, each one protected by #ifdef > (and the same for ohci_exit). Well, as a matter of fact, I proposed the multiple modules solution to Sylvain as I think it's better overall... The problem of the PCI module changing name should mostly be a non-issue in most setups these days since udev etc... will still find it just fine. (I didn't say on all setups... but most). I think it's just a bizarre approach inherited because of the way the driver evolved that we have all the glues built-in.... I is more logical to split it. Now, it's your call. At this point, we need a solution, so what do you want ? Either we keep everything in one module and hack the module_init() to call the glues (which means ifdef's etc...) or we go to the split modules approach. Whatever you want, we'll comply but we need to do something for 2.6.20... :-) (Which reminds me that i need to send you a new big endian EHCI patch and mixed endian OHCI too ... will do that asap). Cheers, Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
