> > > I have this doubt lingering on, and I'd appreciate if some one could > throw light on this: > > > > The kernel hotplug driver pciehp can initiate hotplug based on what > it senses from the HW (button press etc). > > > > The user space can also initiate the same operations by using > "rescan" or "remove" attributes in sysfs. > > > > My questions: > > > > 1) Is it safe to mix the above two? > > Not right now, but with these patches applied: > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466551/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466581/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466601/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466591/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466631/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466641/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466651/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3491811/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3466491/ > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/3473341/ > > it should be. > Hi Rafael, any idea when those patches will show up in the upstream kernel ? Thanks, Guenter ��.n��������+%������w��{.n�����{���"�)��jg��������ݢj����G�������j:+v���w�m������w�������h�����٥