Re: PATCH: please backout this set of broken changes

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:19:03 +0100 (BST)


> > Whoever changed these drivers to use __initcall broke the sound subsystem.
> That was me. What can go wrong? Just the ordering of the cards?

Yep. In my case meaning I set the mixer right up on /dev/dsp0, and ESD blasted
my main speakers rather loudly 8)

> But then you can't use __initcall for many things anyway - eg. parport
> lowlevel
> drivers won't be able to use __initcall too. Methinks in that case
> __initcall doesn't quite do what it was designed for...

It needs priorities

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