linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] vbus: add a "vbus-proxy" bus model for vbus

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Date:	Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:53:30 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Cc:	Gregory Haskins <gregory.haskins@...il.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	alacrityvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Patrick Mullaney <pmullaney@...ell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] vbus: add a "vbus-proxy" bus model for
	vbus_driver objects


* Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com> wrote:

>>> IIRC we reuse the PCI IDs for non-PCI.
>>>      
>>
>> You already know how I feel about this gem.
>
> The earth keeps rotating despite the widespread use of 
> PCI IDs.

Btw., PCI IDs are a great way to arbitrate interfaces 
planet-wide, in an OS-neutral, depoliticized and 
well-established way.

It's a bit like CPUID for CPUs, just on a much larger 
scope.

	Ingo
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