Re: [Nolug] camera card reader

From: Mark A. Hershberger <mah_at_everybody.org>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:22:57 -0600
Message-ID: <87ptc04kdq.fsf@weblog.localhost>

mah@everybody.org (Mark A. Hershberger) writes:

> If it uses a different combination from

(after which I forgot to continue):

those it already recognises, it won't load and you would have to
compile a new kernel (or notify it somehow from userspace) that this
new combination of machine ID, class ID, etc. uses X combination of
drivers.

Keeping device-driver mapping in userspace makes a lot of sense.

Mark.

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