On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:46:22 -0500 Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Linus Torvalds wrote: > > Well, the *current* behaviour as far as setup is concerned is > > unacceptable. But yes, longer term, we should be able to just have > > quirk entries for saying "enable mmconfig because I know it's > > safe", except we should not enable them until after the core PCI > > probing has completed. > > > IMO that should be an arch decision, buried somewhere in arch/x86. > > If other arches implement extended config space sanely -- and > possibly via some arch-specific means that is /not/ mmconfig -- then > they should be able to make an arch decision that extended PCI config > space accesses Just Work(tm). > > For such arches, pci_enable_ext_cfg_space(pdev) would be a no-op, > always returning success. > both the first and the second patch already have this behavior. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use [EMAIL PROTECTED] For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
