linux-kernel - Re: pci_ids.h - duplicate entry and many out of order definitions

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:26:22 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"David Wilson" <mcs6502@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: pci_ids.h - duplicate entry and many out of order definitions

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:00:09 +1000
"David Wilson" <mcs6502@...il.com> wrote:

> I was browsing the pci_ids.h file and came across a duplicate entry
> for PCI_VENDOR_ID_RDC. This prompted me to look further and I found a
> number of out-of-order definitions (based on the comment at the head
> of the file that indicates that they should be sorted). I decided to
> write a script to check this and it found 74 "errors".
> 
> 1) Is it worth my time generating a patch to fix all these mis-orderings?
> 2) Should it be one large patch or many small ones (eg one per PCI_VENDOR)?
> 3) Is there a maintainer for this file?

1. Yes
2. It depends how big the patch is. I like the idea of one per vendor
sorting the vendor device entries into order and one then putting the
vendors in order. That would be easy to check/read
3. jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org

(in theory. I don' t know if he thinks its his file yet ;))
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