Re: [PATCH WIP] parport: add device model

From: Sudip Mukherjee
Date: Mon Apr 13 2015 - 04:27:24 EST


On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 01:41:34PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 09:27:16AM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:56:51AM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> well, as of now one question. I am planning like this :
>
> sys
> _______________|_____________
> | | | | |
> bus
> ________|______
> |
> parport
> _______|_____
> | |
> devices drivers- lp, ppdev, panel etc..
> _____|________
> | |
> parport0 parport1
>
>
> I can understand that drivers need to be binded to one device, so
> suppose ppdev wants to use parport0, how that binding will be done?
> do i need mark the driver in the parport->ddev.driver ?
> I think that should have been automatically done if i have a probe
> function for the bus...
> somehow I am missing this step in the other drivers codes.

i think i got the missing link, let me try first.

regards
sudip
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