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Subject: Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page] 
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jas88@cam.ac.uk said:
>  So autoload the module with a "dont_screw_with_mixer" option. When
> the kernel first boots, initialise the mixer to suitable settings
> (load the module with  "do_screw_with_mixer" or whatever); thereafter,
> the driver shouldn't change the mixer settings on load. 

Not reliable. You can't read back the current mixer state from all 
hardware, even if you _are_ willing to assume that it has remained in a 
sensible state while the driver has been unloaded. 

The driver needs to reset the card to the desired levels. 

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dwmw2


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