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| author | Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> | 2010-05-03 07:28:58 +0400 |
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| committer | Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> | 2010-05-03 07:28:58 +0400 |
| commit | df2071bd081408318d659cd14a9cf6ff23d874c9 (patch) | |
| tree | b31291b5fd4b9f84c629833afbfaa8d431857475 /Documentation/pnp.txt | |
| parent | 97e3d94aac1c3e95bd04d1b186479a4df3663ab8 (diff) | |
| parent | be1066bbcd443a65df312fdecea7e4959adedb45 (diff) | |
| download | linux-df2071bd081408318d659cd14a9cf6ff23d874c9.tar.xz | |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
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diff --git a/Documentation/pnp.txt b/Documentation/pnp.txt index a327db67782a..763e4659bf18 100644 --- a/Documentation/pnp.txt +++ b/Documentation/pnp.txt @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ PC standard floppy disk controller # cat resources DISABLED -- Notice the string "DISABLED". THis means the device is not active. +- Notice the string "DISABLED". This means the device is not active. 3.) check the device's possible configurations (optional) # cat options @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Plug and Play but it is planned to be in the near future. Requirements for a Linux PnP protocol: 1.) the protocol must use EISA IDs -2.) the protocol must inform the PnP Layer of a devices current configuration +2.) the protocol must inform the PnP Layer of a device's current configuration - the ability to set resources is optional but preferred. The following are PnP protocol related functions: @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pnp_remove_device - automatically will free mem used by the device and related structures pnp_add_id -- adds a EISA ID to the list of supported IDs for the specified device +- adds an EISA ID to the list of supported IDs for the specified device For more information consult the source of a protocol such as /drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c. @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ For more information consult the source of a protocol such as Linux Plug and Play Drivers --------------------------- - This section contains information for linux PnP driver developers. + This section contains information for Linux PnP driver developers. The New Way ........... @@ -235,11 +235,10 @@ static int __init serial8250_pnp_init(void) The Old Way ........... -a series of compatibility functions have been created to make it easy to convert - +A series of compatibility functions have been created to make it easy to convert ISAPNP drivers. They should serve as a temporary solution only. -they are as follows: +They are as follows: struct pnp_card *pnp_find_card(unsigned short vendor, unsigned short device, |