Re: /sys/bus/pci/drivers//new_id

On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 09:18:04PM +, Russell King wrote: > Unfortunately, the .../new_id feature does not work with the 8250_pci > driver. > > The reason for this comes down to the way .../new_id is implemented. > When PCI tries to match a driver to a device, it checks the modules > static de

Resend: [RFC] /sys/bus/pci/drivers//new_id

- Forwarded message from Russell King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:18:04 + From: Russell King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linux Kernel List , Linux PCI mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Greg KH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subje

/sys/bus/pci/drivers//new_id

Unfortunately, the .../new_id feature does not work with the 8250_pci driver. The reason for this comes down to the way .../new_id is implemented. When PCI tries to match a driver to a device, it checks the modules static device ID tables _before_ checking the dynamic new_id tables. When a driver