Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261432AbUCDD7u (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:59:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261431AbUCDD7u (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:59:50 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:17371 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261432AbUCDD7E (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:59:04 -0500 Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:58:56 -0500 From: Bill Nottingham To: Greg KH Cc: Michael Weiser , Ed Tomlinson , linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] udev 021 release Message-ID: <20040304035856.GA31986@devserv.devel.redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Greg KH , Michael Weiser , Ed Tomlinson , linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20040303225305.GB30608@weiser.dinsnail.net> <20040304012531.GC2207@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040304012531.GC2207@kroah.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 824 Lines: 21 Greg KH (greg@kroah.com) said: > Sorry, but you're a bit late. We've been moving this way since before > 2.4.0. > > The fact that module unload even works today is a blessing due to all of > the well-documented issues involved. I doubt any distro will enable > module unloading because of it. So, then, answer this question. In previous kernels, 2.4 and otherwise, a driver or piece of hardware may get into a 'confused' state. You unload the driver, reload it, it resets, everything is peachy. How do I reinitialize a driver or hardware in your 'no-unload' scenario? Bill - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/