linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v2] Make PCI extended config space (MMCONFIG) a driver opt-in

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Message-ID: <479E1FA6.1030708@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:32:06 -0500
From:	Tony Camuso <tcamuso@...hat.com>
To:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>
CC:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Loic Prylli <loic@...i.com>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, Martin Mares <mj@....cz>
Subject: Re: [Patch v2] Make PCI extended config space (MMCONFIG) a driver
 opt-in

Greg,

Have you given Grant's suggestion any further consideration?

I'd like to know how the MMCONFIG issues discussed in this thread are going
to be handled upstream. I have a patch implemented in RHEL 5.2, but I would
rather have the upstream patch implemented, whatever it is.


Grant Grundler wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 10:56:41AM -0700, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 09:46:43AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
>>> But so far, we have a zillion patches floating around, claiming
>>> different things, some with signed-off-bys and others without, so for
>>> now, I'll just stick with Arjan's patch in -mm and see if anyone
>>> complains about those releases...
>> I complain about Arjan's patch.  For reasons which have been adequately
>> gone into already in this thread.
> 
> Agreed.
> Greg, I think at least two better alternatives were proposed already.
> Please review the thread again.
> 
> grant

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