Re: multiple drivers, single device (was Re: Announce: Linux-next(Or Andrew's dream :-)))

[Jeff Garzik]

Greg KH wrote:
> The work I'm doing here is for stupid PCI firmware engineers, who have
> created devices that are different things, all bound up under the same
> PCI device.  I'm thinking of watchdog timers and random number
> generator and i2c controller on the same PCI device, or even the more
> basic, frame buffer and DRM access to the same PCI video device.

Yes, that has a known solution:  have your driver register i2c, rng, 
watchdog, etc. functions.

Works just fine inside today's infrastructure, no changes needed.

	Jeff


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