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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:29:59 +0300
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] iwmc3200top: Add Intel Wireless MultiCom 3200 top
	driver.
From: Tomas Winkler <tomasw@gmail.com>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Johannes Berg
<johannes@sipsolutions.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 10:23 +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
>
>> From HW perspective your assumption is not exactly correct. All the
>> devices are visible on the SDIO bus but they are not operational
>> (probe won't succeed) until TOP download the firmware and kicks the
>> devices. From SW perspective to create another bus layer is an option.
>> I'm not sure if it's not more complicated one.
>
> Ah, ok, so it is quite different. Not sure how sdio probing works, so I
> guess I can't say much here.

This is not about SDIO probing this is rather unusual HW design.
Anyhow all comments and ideas are welcome.

Thanks
Tomas