Re: Probe method vs attach method.

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On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:51:19PM -0600, LKomz Komz wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Could you help me understand the latest trends in Kernel mode drivers.
> I hear that there are two methods by which the driver attaches itself to the
> kernel:
> 1)Probe method and
> 2)Attach method.
> 
> I have a driver written using the attach method. Is the kernel driver
> community moving towards probe method?

It depends on the type of driver you are writing.

What type of driver are you thinking of?

And do you have an example of what you think the differences are?  As
the maintainer of the kernel's driver core, I really don't understand
what you are getting at, and I think I should :)

thanks,

greg k-h

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