linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Add option to passively listen for PCIE hotplug events

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Message-ID: <20081103134627.GA30936@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:46:27 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Fabio Comolli <fabio.comolli@...il.com>
Cc:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, kristen.c.accardi@...el.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Add option to passively listen for PCIE hotplug events

On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 02:43:14PM +0100, Fabio Comolli wrote:

> On my system (a hp laptop) I have to use pciehp_force=1 to have the
> service driver hpdriver loaded and an IRQ (MSI-Edge) assigned.
> 
> Does this patch mean that in the future I'd have to use the new
> pciehp_passive=1 switch instead?

You wouldn't /have/ to - force should still work. However, the passive 
option may be a better plan.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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