In message: <20060419233325.GF28496_at_spc.org> Bruce M Simpson <bms_at_spc.org> writes: : On Sun, Apr 16, 2006 at 01:12:53PM -0400, livefreebsd_at_mac.com wrote: : > Does 6.0 not support hot-swap Compact PCI? : : No, to the best of my knowledge. 6.0 supports Compact PCI machines that are also hot-swap. It doesn't support hot-swapping the cards. : > Can we port the code for this from Linux? : : Not really, unless you're referring to code for specific enclosure : hotplug controllers; the code in Linux is of course GPL encumbered. : : Some other things need to change in the PCI code for this to really : be possible (multiple PCI nexus instances, for example, and the ability : to renumber the buses correctly when a new bus is plugged in). Or conversely the ability to number the busses sanely to start with... There's a big problem with renumbering the busses on the fly... WarnerReceived on Thu Apr 20 2006 - 02:41:28 UTC
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