linux-kernel - Re: pci.h stubs (was: EDD build error)

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:32:58 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, gregkh@...e.de,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Subject: Re: pci.h stubs (was: EDD build error)

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:03:05 -0600
Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 02:55:00PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:30:48 -0600
> > Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx> wrote:
> > > pci_get_bus_and_slot() shouldn't be used because it fails to work on
> > > systems with multiple domains.  pci_get_slot() avoids this problem (and
> > > is much faster too).
> > 
> > But requires you have a bus pointer to hand which is often not the
> > case. Do we need pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() ?
> 
> We have pci_find_bus(domain, busnr) which will get you the bus pointer.

So the answer is "yes" we should then, and move from pci_get_bus_and_slot
to pci_get_bus_domain_and_slot() [or just add an argument]. The point of
the functions is to be easy to use, so it should be handled internally.

Alan
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