Subject: Re: two hot-swap related questions
To: Ken Hornstein <kenh@cmf.nrl.navy.mil>
From: Mark Brinicombe <mark@causality.com>
List: current-users
Date: 03/30/1999 23:49:16
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Ken Hornstein wrote:
> >1) When is if_delref() going to be committed?
> >
> >I know at one time Jason said he had hot-swap working with his
> >Ethernet PC card for which he was writing a new driver (forgot what
> >that was). It sounds a lot like he had a working if_delref()
> >implementation at that time. Am I incorrect in assuming that? Or if
> >I'm not, what's preventing it from being committed?
>
> It's been committed already! :-)
>
> It's on a CVS branch right now, and it sorta works, but has known bugs.
What sort of bugs ? is this why none of the pcmcia ethernet drivers
actually call it yet ?
If so would it do better than just panicing my machine whenever I
accidentally pop the card out ?
(I believe the config_detach code panics as the driver returns EBUSY atm).
Cheers,
Mark