Re: Exposing ROM's though sysfs

From: Jon Smirl (jonsmirl_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/30/04

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To: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@engr.sgi.com>, linux-pci@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz

    --- Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@engr.sgi.com> wrote:
    > We can get away without caching a copy of the ROM in the kernel if we
    > require
    > userspace to cache it before the driver takes control of the card
    > (i.e. at
    > POST time). Otherwise, the kernel will have to take care of it.

    You may also need ROM access when resuming a suspended device so we
    need to plan for that case too.

    >
    > Jesse
    >

    =====
    Jon Smirl
    jonsmirl@yahoo.com

                    
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