Re: Load hid.o module synchronously?

[Patrick J. LoPresti]

Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 05:56:48PM -0400, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
>
> > But what if it fails to bind?  For example, what if an error occurs?
> > Or what if the keyboard is on the module's blacklist?  How do I know
> > when to stop waiting?
> 
> You do not, sorry.

That is disappointing.  I mean, I deal with Microsoft products a lot,
where "unreliable by design" is normal.  But I expected better from
Linux.

> > Ideally, what I would like is for "modprobe <driver>" to wait
> > until all hardware handled by that driver is either ready for use
> > or is never going to be.  That seems simple and natural to me.
> 
> Sorry, but this is not going to happen.  It does not fit into the
> way the kernel handles drivers anymore.  Again, sorry.

OK, an arbitrary flaky delay it is.  Thanks!

 - Pat
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