linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH WIP] parport: add device model

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Message-ID: <20150413082705.GA6067@sudip-PC>
Date:	Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:57:05 +0530
From:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH WIP] parport: add device model

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 01:41:34PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 09:27:16AM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:56:51AM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> well, as of now one question. I am planning like this :
> 
>                        sys
>          _______________|_____________
>          |	|	|       |    | 
>         bus
> ________|______
>               |
>            parport
>        _______|_____
>        |            |
>     devices       drivers- lp, ppdev, panel etc.. 
>   _____|________
>   |            |
> parport0      parport1
> 
> 
> I can understand that drivers need to be binded to one device, so
> suppose ppdev wants to use parport0, how that binding will be done?
> do i need mark the driver in the parport->ddev.driver ?
> I think that should have been automatically done if i have a probe
> function for the bus...
> somehow I am missing this step in the other drivers codes.

i think i got the missing link, let me try first.

regards
sudip
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