> > A major one for me that you gain doing it right is
> > - Boards can now get told 'I really would like you to switch IRQ'
> > as some can do that if asked nicely.
> >
> > Alan
>
> That is planned actually, but it is really a part of the PnP stuff
> (configuration mechanism).
Hmm. I suppose I should ask this, and you can elucidate the kernel list
with your answer: what about a piece of hardware like a NodeRunner
(EEPROM configurable NE2000 clone). It's not PnP, but it is soft
configurable. How does that fall into your resource management scheme?
-- Kenneth Albanowski (kjahds@kjahds.com, CIS: 70705,126)