linux-kernel - Re: leds-hp-disk vs lis3lv02d

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Date:	Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:40:25 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Eric Piel <eric.piel@...mplin-utc.net>
Cc:	Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	burman.yan@...il.com, rpurdie@...ys.net,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Subject: Re: leds-hp-disk vs lis3lv02d

Hi!

> >> shouldn't this one be integrated into Eric's/Yan's driver?
> > 
> > It is separate piece of hardware, completely unrelated to lids3v
> > chip. No, it should not be integrated, but I'll makesure they work
> > toggether well.
> Hello,
> I think I talked too fast: it seems impossible to have both drivers
> (leds-hp-disk and lis3lv02d) working at the same time. Only the first
> driver loaded is used.
> 
> After a little look at it, I think it comes from the fact that both
> drivers are assigned to the same MODALIAS (HPQ0004). The ACPI PNP
> (through the generic bus infrastructure) only declare the device to one
> of the drivers supporting it, not all of them.

I can reproduce it here and it obviously needs fixing. OTOH  it should
not block merge; both drivers still work and are useful.

> How can I tell to ACPI that it should load both drivers for the same PNP
> ID match?

I'll take a look if I can figure something out...

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