On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Pavel Machek wrote:

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> Hi!
>
>>>  Do we have to block module loading?
>>
>> No.  Registering new drivers is okay, registering new devices is bad.
>>
>> Of course, some modules do want to register a new device in their init
>> method.  I don't know what we should do about them.  Force the
>> registration to fail, I suppose.  How often will people suspend while a
>> module is loading?
>
> Well... plug this pcmcia card into the slot so that I do not have to
> carry it separately, close the lid and go?
>
> ...not that impossible to imagine...

I useually leave my broadband card in the slot, but not seated. I wouldn't 
bet against it getting pushed in enough to be detected while putting the 
laptop in the bag.

David Lang
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