Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261856AbVCUUTI (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:19:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261858AbVCUUTI (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:19:08 -0500 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:46604 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261856AbVCUUS4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:18:56 -0500 Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:18:47 +0000 From: Russell King To: Jacques Goldberg Cc: Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Need break driver<-->pci-device automatic association Message-ID: <20050321201847.A16069@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Jacques Goldberg , Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20050318165124.GC14952@kroah.com> <20050321081638.GC2703@pazke> <20050321082228.A22099@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from goldberg@phep2.technion.ac.il on Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 01:39:30PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 956 Lines: 24 On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 01:39:30PM +0200, Jacques Goldberg wrote: > Here is a modem which cannot be used because it is grabbed by the > serial driver: > > 00:0f.0 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem (prog-if 00 > [Generic]) Ok, this is what I wanted to know. There seems to be growing evidence that 8250_pci should not claim the "modem" class, but should match any such cards which do look like serial ports by vendor/device IDs. The problem is that dropping the modem class id match could leave a fair number of people in the lurch, but I'm game to try it and see. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core - 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/