From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/24] pcspkr: register with driver core as a platfrom device
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 02:09:17 -0500
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On Tuesday 10 January 2006 02:04, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> 
> > Having platform code instantiate platform devices would be great but I
> > wonder how it will look like on x86 where we don't have a way to enumerate
> > devices. ACPI might do it but I am not sure if all DSDTs describe beepers...
> 
> I don't know the gory details about x86 so I'll let others decide what
> to do there... can't it start by instanciating it unconditionally +/-
> maybe a kernel command line to "skip" it in case the hw is really not
> legacy ?
>

Maybe.. I need to think about it...

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Dmitry
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