Re: standard_io_resources[]

2001-03-22 Thread James Simmons
>I still can't see a reason for allocating it before the device drivers >could do that. See Jeff's response. We got it wrong as well :-( Time to fix that. >What is the "input api"? Could You give me any URL to read? http://www.suse.cz/development/inputhttp://www.suse.cz/development/ And http:

Re: standard_io_resources[]

2001-03-22 Thread James Simmons
>If you write into those resources and they are absent, bad things >sometimes happen. So, they are always added to the reserved-resource >list. I already had this argument with Linus :) Oops. Got that wrong. Time to fix CVS. MS: (n) 1. A debilitating and surprisingly widespread affliction tha

Re: standard_io_resources[]

2001-03-22 Thread Jeff Garzik
Tomasz Sterna wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 09:13:05AM -0800, James Simmons wrote: > > >Isn't that a job of the device drivers? > > Well most of those resources are present on every PC motherboard. > > I still can't see a reason for allocating it before the device drivers > could do that. >

Re: standard_io_resources[]

2001-03-22 Thread Tomasz Sterna
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 09:13:05AM -0800, James Simmons wrote: > >Isn't that a job of the device drivers? > Well most of those resources are present on every PC motherboard. I still can't see a reason for allocating it before the device drivers could do that. Any suggestions? Anyone? > This wi

Re: standard_io_resources[]

2001-03-20 Thread Andrzej Krzysztofowicz
"Tomasz Sterna wrote:" > I couldn't find a maintainer of the code, so I'm writing here. > > In kernel 2.4.1 in arch/i386/kernel/setup.c there is: > > --- arch/i386/kernel/setup.c > struct resource standard_io_resources[] = { > { "dma1", 0x00, 0x1f, IORESOURCE_BUSY }, > { "pic1",