Re: [stable] to something appropriate (was Re: 2.6.22 -mm merge plans)

From: Jeff Garzik
Date: Mon Apr 30 2007 - 20:46:24 EST


Chris Wright wrote:
2) you can add them
runtime in userspace (and for pcmcia too after patch in question is
applied), so we've historically avoided that kind of patch for -stable.


Due to distro installer environments, and very poor support for making dynamic PCI IDs persistent once added, what you describe is more of a goal than reality.

Jeff


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