linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86 pci: remove checking type for mmconfig probe v2

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Date:	Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:02:36 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <Yinghai.Lu@....COM>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86 pci: remove checking type for mmconfig probe v2

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:56:50PM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> doesn't need to check if it is type1 or type2. we can use raw_pci_ops dirctly.

Why?  is this because the ops are already set up?  It would be nice to
add the "why this change is necessary and/or possible now" for the
changelog.

thanks,

greg k-h
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