In article <20000504235323.A800@informatics.muni.cz>,
Jan Kasprzak <kas@informatics.muni.cz> wrote:
>: - link yenta.o and pci_socket.o into _one_ object file (somewhat like the
>: other pcmcia object files are packaged together)
>
> OK, the second try - patch attached. I have named the resulting module
>"pci_sockets.o" - feel free to suggest a better name.
>
> But I think this is still not a clean solution of the problem:
>Suppose they are other cardbus bridge drivers than yenta.o -- they all
>have to be linked to one object with pci_socket.o. Not very modular, IMHO.
Hmm?
They can still share all the source code. Which is the important
thing, after all.
Also, it's not using any more memory - show me a machine that has both a
CardBus controller and a PCI-only legacy PCMCIA controller, and I'll
show you a machine that is probably used for PCMCIA testing and little
more ;)
pci_socket.c is meant to be modular, but it really only makes sense to
modularize on a source level - there is no real gain in trying to share
it on a binary level with other drivers.
Linus
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