Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261594AbVCRNQT (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:16:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261595AbVCRNQT (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:16:19 -0500 Received: from [81.2.110.250] ([81.2.110.250]:38332 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261594AbVCRNQQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:16:16 -0500 Subject: Re: Need break driver<-->pci-device automatic association From: Alan Cox To: Jacques Goldberg Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1111151648.9874.10.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:14:15 +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 708 Lines: 14 On Gwe, 2005-03-18 at 08:57, Jacques Goldberg wrote: > Question: is there a way, as of kernels 2.6.10 and above, to release the > device from the serial driver, without having to recompile the kernel? There is an ugly way (fake a hot unplug 8)) but if you want to do it properly you need to get the relevant pci check into the serial driver proper by submitting it to Russell King. That way the serial driver can skip the PCI devices that turn out to be modems - 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/