linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 29/31] esp: Auto-load esp module when device opened.

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Date:	Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:01:19 -0700
From:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arobinso@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 29/31] esp: Auto-load esp module when device opened.

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 20:55:52 -0700
> Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com> wrote:
> 
>> The esp module is missing the char-major-57-* alias that would cause it
>> to be auto-loaded when a device of that type is opened.  This patch adds
>> the alias.
> 
> NAK - the default esp behaviour is to do unsafe ISA probes to find the
> ports. We don't want it autoloading therefore.
> 

Good point. Its been awhile since I had to think about ISA probing.

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Tim Gardner tim.gardner@...onical.com
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