linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI quirk: AMD 780: work around wrong vendor ID on APC bridge

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Date:	Wed, 26 May 2010 05:38:26 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
Cc:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI quirk: AMD 780: work around wrong vendor ID on APC
	bridge

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 12:21:10PM +0200, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> Since we do not know in advance all possible vendor IDs, a better way to
> find the device is to declare the quirk on the host bridge, whose ID is
> always correct, and use that device as a stepping stone to find the PCI/
> PCI bridge, if present.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>

Good idea.

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>

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