Re: Multi-function PCI devices

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Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com> writes:

>Not so hard.

>There is no need to register more than one driver per PCI device -- just
>create a PCI driver whose probe routine registers serial and parallel,
>and whose remove routine unregisters same.

Sigh. Register a small dummy driver, which takes the device and then hands
out the parallel ports to the parallel driver and the serial ports to the
serial driver. All you need are just two small hooks.

        Regards
                Henning

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