X-Git-Url: http://ftp.safe.ca/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fpnp.txt;h=a327db67782abacc792b60c2db02366078d47e7a;hb=48640d69f5f06fe951a4de065a7f374cb9ee6040;hp=af0f6eabfa1c47ee0740664826caacdc15cca94c;hpb=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2;p=safe%2Fjmp%2Flinux-2.6 diff --git a/Documentation/pnp.txt b/Documentation/pnp.txt index af0f6ea..a327db6 100644 --- a/Documentation/pnp.txt +++ b/Documentation/pnp.txt @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ The User Interface ------------------ The Linux Plug and Play user interface provides a means to activate PnP devices for legacy and user level drivers that do not support Linux Plug and Play. The -user interface is integrated into driverfs. +user interface is integrated into sysfs. -In addition to the standard driverfs file the following are created in each +In addition to the standard sysfs file the following are created in each device's directory: id - displays a list of support EISA IDs options - displays possible resource configurations @@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ pnp_unregister_protocol pnp_register_driver - adds a PnP driver to the Plug and Play Layer - this includes driver model integration +- returns zero for success or a negative error number for failure; count + calls to the .add() method if you need to know how many devices bind to + the driver pnp_unregister_driver - removes a PnP driver from the Plug and Play Layer @@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ 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 -- the ability to set resources is optional but prefered. +- the ability to set resources is optional but preferred. The following are PnP protocol related functions: @@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ static const struct pnp_id pnp_dev_table[] = { Please note that the character 'X' can be used as a wild card in the function portion (last four characters). ex: - /* Unkown PnP modems */ + /* Unknown PnP modems */ { "PNPCXXX", UNKNOWN_DEV }, Supported PnP card IDs can optionally be defined. @@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ static struct pnp_driver serial_pnp_driver = { .remove = serial_pnp_remove, }; -* name and id_table can not be NULL. +* name and id_table cannot be NULL. 4.) register the driver ex: