Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261813AbUKCTVV (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:21:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261805AbUKCTVU (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:21:20 -0500 Received: from pimout1-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.63.77]:41355 "EHLO pimout1-ext.prodigy.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261817AbUKCTUj (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:20:39 -0500 Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:20:27 -0800 From: Chris Wedgwood To: Jeff Garzik Cc: LKML , Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [PATCH] deprecate pci_module_init Message-ID: <20041103192027.GA25543@taniwha.stupidest.org> References: <20041103091039.GA22469@taniwha.stupidest.org> <41891980.6040009@pobox.com> <20041103190757.GA25451@taniwha.stupidest.org> <41892DE3.5040402@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41892DE3.5040402@pobox.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 795 Lines: 24 On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 02:13:39PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > There is a 2.4 version of module_param(). 2.4 what? > The semantics of pci_module_init() versus pci_register_driver() are > different across 2.4/2.6. I actually didn't realize this... (in truth I didn't think about it). Is this explained anywhere? > If you deprecate pci_module_init(), you are breaking drivers which > right now can be ported to 2.4 with a simple cp(1). > It's just downright silly to deprecate the API that is used most > heavily in drivers. Sure, I'll buy that. - 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/