linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Port ricoh

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Message-ID: <1265039147.3785.9.camel@maxim-laptop>
Date:	Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:45:47 +0200
From:	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>
To:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Philip Langdale <philipl@...rt.org>,
	Pierre Ossman <pierre@...man.eu>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Port ricoh_mmc to pci quirk

On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 23:28 +0200, Maxim Levitsky wrote: 
> This patch solves nasty problem original driver had.
> Original goal of the ricoh_mmc, was to disable this device because
> then, mmc cards can be read using standard SDHCI controller,
> thus avoiding the need in yet another driver.
> However, the act of disablement, makes other pci functions that belong to
> this controller (xD and memstick) shift up one level, thus pci core has now wrong idea
> about these devices.
> 
> To fix this issue, this patch moves the driver into pci quirk section, thus it
> is executed before the pci is enumerated, and therefore solve that issue,
> also the same is preformed on resume for same reasons.
> 
> Also regardless of the above, this way is cleaner.
You probably didn't notice that patch, because I used git-send-email,
and forgot to set subject properly.
This meant to be next version of this patch.

Best regards,
Maxim Levitsky

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