linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v2] Make PCI extended config space (MMCONFIG) a driver opt-in

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Date:	Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:43:09 -0700
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	Loic Prylli <loic@...i.com>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Martin Mares <mj@....cz>, Tony Camuso <tcamuso@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch v2] Make PCI extended config space (MMCONFIG) a driver opt-in

On Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 10:41:24AM -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> Note: There is not a 100% overlap between "need" and "will not be used in 
> the patches that use legacy for < 256". In the other patches posted, 
> extended config space will be used in cases where it won't be with my 
> patch. (Most obvious one is an "lspci -vx" from automated scripts). 

I believe you to be mistaken in this belief.  If you take Ivan's patch,
conf1 is used for all accesses below 256 bytes.  lspci -x only dumps
config space up to 64 bytes; lspci -xxxx is needed to show extended pci
config space.

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