linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: comedi: resolve section mismatch in s626

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Message-ID: <20120319164325.GA31833@perelman.Home>
Date:	Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:43:25 -0700
From:	Gerard Snitselaar <dev@...tselaar.org>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, fmhess@...rs.sourceforge.net,
	abbotti@....co.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: comedi: resolve section mismatch in s626

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 09:31:03AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> Ick, why is this loop even needed?  We are only here if the pci device
> is present in the system so this shouldn't be needed at all, right?
> 
> Or is this a bit more complex than I am making it out to be?
> 
> greg k-h

Most likely not. I will take a look at some of the other drivers in
comedi and see how the attach code looks there. I believe the code
section in hpdi_attach() was written by the same person. Unfortunately
I don't have a device to actually play around and see what changes are
doing.

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