On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 06:24:48PM +0100, Philip Blundell wrote:
> I guess maybe switching back to compatibility mode on close might be
> the right thing to do. Flipping into and out of ECP mode on every
> write seems like a bit too much of an overhead. Other drivers
> wanting to change the mode of the port shouldn't cause a problem, I
> don't think: they can negotiate to whatever mode they want, and
> parport_write will reselect its favourite next time it's called.
No, this isn't true. The rule is that you have to go back to
compatibility mode before releasing the device.
Tim.
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