linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] more PCMCIA updates for 2.6.34 (including ioctl deprecation)

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Date:	Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:07:46 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...l.org,
	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>,
	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pcmcia@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [git pull] more PCMCIA updates for 2.6.34 (including ioctl
 deprecation)

> So you believe that disabling the button in the graphical environment
> to allow PCMCIA cards to be removed (such as CF cards) - leaving the
> user to merely pull out the CF card, while the FS is mounted, is a
> good idea?

Do any graphical environments even support the ancient user space
pcmcica helper stuff ? I can't find any evidence they do but I realise
Russell you get to deal with assorted crazy ARM embedded setups.

Alan
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