Re: Simultaneous loading of e100 and eepro100 by hotplug
On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 08:33:32AM +1100, Brian May <bam@debian.org> wrote:
> >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org> writes:
>
> Mike> On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 01:33:32PM +0100, Marco d'Itri
> Mike> <md@Linux.IT> wrote:
> >> This is not a problem
> >> (/etc/hotplug/blacklist.d/kernel-image-n.n.n-m).
>
> Mike> Actually, it can be. Let's imagine the absurd case where
> Mike> kernel-image-x blacklists eepro100 and kernel-image-y
> Mike> blacklists e100, we have a system with no intel ethernet pro
> Mike> 100 support. That won't happen for this particular module
> Mike> set, but i'm pretty sure such case could happen some day.
>
> Shouldn't it depend on what kernel is booted rather then what kernels
> are installed?
That's what i was implying. It *should*. The thing is that it's not the
way hotplug works.
Mike
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