RE: Broken nForce2 IDE module loading via hotplug

[Andrew Chew]

I think the kernel config option to disable the generic entry is a good
idea.  Jeff, want me to submit a patch for this? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Garzik [mailto:jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 11:05 AM
To: Juerg Billeter
Cc: Andrew Chew; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Broken nForce2 IDE module loading via hotplug

Juerg Billeter wrote:
> Hi
> 
> (please cc me)
> 
> The sata_nv patch[1] (merged in 2.6.11-rc4) to enable future NVIDIA
SATA
> pci ids catches all NVIDIA pci devices with the ide class. This breaks
> automatic module loading for e.g. nForce2 ide controllers and thereby
> renders nForce systems loading modules already in initramfs/initrd via
> hotplug/coldplug non-bootable.
> 
> I don't know what solutions are possible besides reverting. Is it
> somehow possible to influence the order of the modules.pcimap file,
i.e.
> moving the generic matching lines below the more specific ones?

It might be fair to add a kernel config option to disable the generic
entry.

	Jeff



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