On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 03:16:16PM -0600, Jim Cromie wrote: > > im hacking at scx200, which is a module associated with > a GEODE cpu, either an SC-1200, or an SC-1100, > as used in soekris net4801. (there are others too) > > since this module is tightly bound to a high-integration cpu, > (has on-chip PCI devices, which are 'probed'), > it seems that there is no point to keeping some code > around past __init time, even under hotplug. > > Or do I miss something ? fakephp. That module allows you to hot unplug any pci device "logically" from the system at any time. It might also allow you to rebind devices, haven't looked at it in a while... But anyway, generally you are correct. For devices on a motherboard only, you can stick with __init. thanks, greg k-h -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/