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Date:      Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:56:38 -0400 (EDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/lnc if_lnc.c
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20030724145638.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030724104435.M41972@root.org>

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On 24-Jul-2003 Nate Lawson wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, John Baldwin wrote:
>> On 23-Jul-2003 M. Warner Losh wrote:
>> >: Hmmm.  I guess if unloading pccard detaches all pccard devices and their
>> >: children then it is safe if you always use KOBJ methods and never link
>> >: against any functions for your bus attachments.
>> >
>> > That's why pccard tries very hard to refuse to export ANY symbols that
>> > pccard client drivers use.  Other busses should do likewise.
>>
>> Yes, unfortunately that means I need to duplicate some code in some
>> places now.  E.g. isab_attach() must die.  pcib_attach() is a harder
>> nut to crack, but it is only used by acpi and I think all acpi systems
>> require pci anyways.
> 
> I don't think acpi requires pci.  The _CRS and _ADR methods work for other
> buses and there is no reason pci would be required.  However, it's safe to
> assume that any machine that has acpi has some form of pci also.

That last is what I'm assuming, not that ACPI strictly requires PCI.

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