linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5, RFC] Introduce pci

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Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:56:46 -0600
From:	linas@...tin.ibm.com (Linas Vepstas)
To:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
Cc:	gregkh@...e.de, kristen.c.accardi@...el.com, lenb@...nel.org,
	matthew@....cx, richard.jones2@...com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	pcihpd-discuss@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5, RFC] Introduce pci_slot

On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 05:14:47PM -0700, Alex Chiang wrote:
> +/* pci_slot represents a physical slot */
> +struct pci_slot {
> +	struct pci_bus *bus;		/* The bus this slot is on */
> +	struct pci_slot *next;		/* Next slot on this bus */
> +	struct hotplug_slot *hotplug;	/* Hotplug info (migrate over time) */

How much migration do you expect?  Some of it? All of it? If the
answer is "all of it", wouldn't it just be easier to rename 
struct hotplug_slot, and go from there?

--linas
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