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

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Date:	Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:02:49 -0800
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	gregkh@...e.de, linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Make MMCONFIG space (extended PCI config space) a
 driver opt-in issue

On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:54:37 -0700
Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx> wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 06:47:19AM -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > Do you hate the name or the concept? I'm certainly open for a
> > better name.... 
> 
> I hate the concept.  We should just fall back to type1 accesses on
> mmconfig machines for all accesses below 64 bytes, as Ivan suggested.

I assume you meant 256 not 64;

even then.. it's technically not correct; you're not supposed to mix access types for the same device..
Just doing opt-in also allows us to do quirks (forbid access) as well.


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