linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mxser: PCI refcounts

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Date:	Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:02:38 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mxser: PCI refcounts

Ar Sad, 2006-09-16 am 14:39 +0159, ysgrifennodd Jiri Slaby:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > Switch to pci ref counts for mxser when handling PCI devices. Use
> > pci_get_device and drop the reference when we finish and unload.
> 
> Please, don't do that. These all drivers need to be rewritten to pci probing 
> (for this one I have a patch, but I waited for confirmation of previous 
> patchset, but nothing has come, so perhaps I will clone it as NEW/EXPERIMENTAL 
> 1.9.1-with-pci-probing-driver) and when pci_find_device is there, we can `grep 
> -r` it to know, which drivers need that. The same holds for zoran cards, which 
> somebody wanted to play with (and rework), but as I can see, nothing happened :/.

Well if they need pci probing updates perhaps we should either apply the
alternative patches and see what breaks, or delete the driver and see
who screams.

Alan

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