Re: [PATCH] bay: Exit if notify handler cannot be installed

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On Di 06. Mai - 17:23:31, Shaohua Li wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 17:15 +0800, Holger Macht wrote:
> > On Mo 05. Mai - 22:25:08, Holger Macht wrote:
> > > If acpi_install_notify_handler() for a bay device fails, the bay
> > driver is
> > > superfluous. Most likely, another driver (like libata) is already
> > caring
> > > about this device anyway. Furthermore,
> > > register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle) from the dock driver must
> > not be
> > > called twice with the same handler. So clean up and exit.
> > 
> > The patch needs some more work. I'll send an updated one as soon as
> > ready.
> The bay driver is duplicated with libata, I thought we should delete it.
> See bug http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9526

Yes, I know, but couldn't it be helpful on systems not using libata?

Regards,
	Holger

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