> > > already loaded and has the PCI ID registered. > > > > > > You want to use the kernel probe scheme first. If the kernel probe suceeds > > it > > > will mark the hardware in use. The fallback scheme is a trick to use the > > > hardware without informing the kernel. > > > > yes but it is also the current behaviour and changing it in a stable > > kernel series is probably not acceptable... I know I wouldnt :-) > > I don't view this as changing the behavior, no program or user will ever be able > to tell the difference. Use the probe method from the kernel first. If FB is not > loaded it will work. If the kernel probes a DRM device increment a count. Kernel > probing will automatically mark the device in use. To make this work you just > need the PCI ID tables in a form you can handle to the kernel.
simple behaviour is different, no idea if anyone relies on it .. modprobe radeon modprobe radeonfb will not longer work the same with the new system, be it stupid/broken etc,, there is potential difference in a stable kernel series, what happens if I build both into the kernel?? Dave. -- David Airlie, Software Engineer http://www.skynet.ie/~airlied / airlied at skynet.ie pam_smb / Linux DECstation / Linux VAX / ILUG person ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
