Re: [ANNOUNCE] udev 021 release

[Bill Nottingham]

Greg KH (greg@xxxxxxxxx) said: 
> Sorry, but you're a bit late.  We've been moving this way since before
> 2.4.0.
> 
> The fact that module unload even works today is a blessing due to all of
> the well-documented issues involved.  I doubt any distro will enable
> module unloading because of it.

So, then, answer this question. In previous kernels, 2.4 and otherwise,
a driver or piece of hardware may get into a 'confused' state. You unload
the driver, reload it, it resets, everything is peachy.

How do I reinitialize a driver or hardware in your 'no-unload'
scenario?

Bill
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