Re: Changing the return value of xxx_attach() from void to int.

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth) writes:

>     Sure, but that's something that can be done over time, driver
>by driver.  The first step is the infrastructure support (changing
>the return type, having autoconf respond intelligently, etc.).
>The very first step of changing the return type is a purely mechanical
>change.

The very first step is to find out what to do with that information.

How 'intelligent' can autoconf respond? Is there a proposal for a
protocol? How do the current methods to control autoconfiguration
fit into the "new scheme"? And of course, where is the benefit?

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