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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 17:22:30 +0400
From: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>
To: Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
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Subject: Re: [2.5.19] Oops during PCI scan on Alpha
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On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 05:01:30PM -0700, Patrick Mochel wrote:
> > Real life example: jensen running generic alpha kernel.
> 
> That's fine. That's exactly the same thing that happens with device
> drivers you have compiled in but don't have hardware for and have hotplug
> enabled. The fact that it's registered with the system simply advertises
> its support.

Ok, this makes sense.

Ivan.
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