linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] SH/Dreamcast

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Date:	Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:25:20 -0500
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	Adrian McMenamin <adrian@...golddream.dyndns.info>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	linux-sh <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] SH/Dreamcast - joystick (Control pad)

On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 11:19:22AM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Monday 11 February 2008, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> > On Mon, February 11, 2008 12:22 am, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > > no remove function ?  looks like the probe() forces a connect, but
> > > there's no remove() to force a disconnect ...
> >
> > Removing these devices (or any other plugged directly into the maple
> > ports) is a quick way to destroy your Dreamcast: hence they were never
> > implemented I guess. But there is no convincing reason for the software
> > not doing so, I suppose. I can just put in comments about it.
> 
> and not allow the driver to be built as a module until the comments become 
> code ...
> -mike

Normally drivers can be unbound from devices via sysfs even if they are
built-in, not modules.


-- 
Dmitry
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