netdev - RE: [bug discuss] fjes driver call trace warning, "PNP0C02" used in fjes seems like a bug,

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Date:	Thu, 9 Jun 2016 08:48:45 +0000
From:	"Izumi, Taku" <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Gabriele Paoloni <gabriele.paoloni@...wei.com>
CC:	Linuxarm <linuxarm@...wei.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"liudongdong (C)" <liudongdong3@...wei.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: [bug discuss] fjes driver call trace warning, "PNP0C02" used in
 fjes	seems like a bug,

Dear Gao,

> From a SW perspective it like an acpi driver that uses "PNP0C02"
> as driver ids to perform the driver match in the ACPI table.
> 
> From my understanding this is wrong in principle because that identifier
> must be used to reserve motherboard resources (see par 4.1.2 of the PCI
> Firmware Specifications v3.2)
> 
> Therefore such identifier it is used from
> http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/pnp/system.c
> to reserve such resources.
> 
> Basically your driver is breaking any other device that
> needs to reserve motherboard resources through system.c
> driver.
> 
> @David Miller, what is your opinion about this?
> I think this driver should be reverted...

 I'm willing to revise my driver if it's something wrong.
 I can't reproduce this problem. Could you please show me how to reproduce problem ?

 Sincerely,
 Taku Izumi