linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Pushing device/driver binding decisions to userspace

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Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:13:52 +0100
From:	Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@...e.fr>
To:	Ben Collins <ben.collins@...ntu.com>
Cc:	Nicholas Miell <nmiell@...cast.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Pushing device/driver binding decisions to userspace

On Sun, 2006-11-12 at 23:10 -0800, Ben Collins wrote:
> Also the other case I gave where there is an alsa driver and a media
> driver for the same chipset, is by design. It can't be helped. There
> actually is a case for wanting one driver or the other in the case of
> the exact same hardware, depending on the users desire.

That one looks ugly. Probably the same driver should have a media
interface as well as an alsa interface (like alsa device are also oss
devices, no need to play evil rmmod/insmod tricks anymore).

	Xav

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