linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.34-rcX] Do not expect PCI devices to return zeroes in PCIe space

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Message-ID: <AANLkTiltKUa3TrKR1M51eGw8FLNoQJSLT0k0_K5X3-OJ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 May 2010 13:51:13 -0700
From:	Petr Vandrovec <petr@...drovec.name>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...el.com>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>, dcovelli@...are.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.34-rcX] Do not expect PCI devices to return zeroes in 
	PCIe space

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 11:37 AM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:
> On 04/30/2010 07:54 PM, Petr Vandrovec wrote:
>> Hello,
>>   openSUSE11.3 32bit kernels hang when installed to the VMware's VMs because Moorestown
>> fixed capabilities detection code enters endless loop on Intel's AGP bridges (with
>> device ID=7191).  See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15888 for additional
>> details.  arch/x86/pci/mrst.c was introduced after 2.6.33, so only 2.6.34-rcX are
>> affected.
>>                               Thanks,
>>                                       Petr Vandrovec

> Could you check if this patch fixes your problem, and if so let me know
> as soon as possible?
>
> Sorry for the delay.

Thanks for the fix.  Yes, it fixes hang too, and seems much nicer..

Petr
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