linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH 4/4] [POWERPC] pci: Disable IO/Mem on a device when resources can't be allocated

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Date:	Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:03:15 -0700
From:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>
To:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	wingel@...o-system.com,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>,
	james.smart@...lex.com, linux-driver@...gic.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 4/4] [POWERPC] pci: Disable IO/Mem on a device when
	resources can't be allocated

On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 08:26:27AM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> 
> > This is exactly what's supposed to be happening, but the code is buggy
> > and nobody noticed :-) (I'm mixing up IORESOURCE_* flags and
> > PCI_COMMAND_* flags). Thanks for reviewing !
> 
> Note that this patch isn't in the series Greg queued up anyway. The
> powerpc specific bits will be going in via Paulus an I already asked him
> to drop that specific one until I send a fixed version.

Ah ok....but I was mostly worried about the use of PPC bits as an example.
Anyway, in general it looks like the right direction to me too.

cheers,
grant
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