Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 20:34:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 20:34:47 -0400 Received: from panchito.Austria.EU.net ([193.154.160.103]:61656 "EHLO relay3.austria.eu.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 20:34:38 -0400 Message-ID: <3AD79B1B.84F9F29D@eunet.at> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 02:34:35 +0200 From: Michael Reinelt Organization: netWorks X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.3 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jeff Garzik CC: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Multi-function PCI devices In-Reply-To: <3ACF5E15.2A6E4F3C@eunet.at> <3ACF5FFE.24ECA0CA@mandrakesoft.com> <3AD04DA0.A1BC49B7@eunet.at> <3AD7830D.BD326BFE@mandrakesoft.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiVirus: OK (checked by AntiVir Version 6.6.0.12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jeff Garzik wrote: > > Michael Reinelt wrote: > > > > Thats clear to me. But the probe and remove routine can only be called > > if the module is already loaded. My question was: who will load the > > module? (I'll call it 'netmos.o') > > typically a hotplug agent, cardmgr in this case. huh? cardmgr? I agree with the hotplug agent, but cardmgr? I know cardmgr and use it on my laptop, but I've never heard of it dealing with PCI devices? Doesn't he need some sort of 'card services' and stuff, none of them available on a desktop PC? bye, Michael -- netWorks Vox: +43 316 692396 Michael Reinelt Fax: +43 316 692343 Geisslergasse 4 GSM: +43 676 3079941 A-8045 Graz, Austria e-mail: reinelt@eunet.at - 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/