linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86: early_quirk check all dev/func in domain 0

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Message-ID: <4D2B63C1.6050606@kernel.org>
Date:	Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:53:37 -0800
From:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@...ux.intel.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86: early_quirk check all dev/func in domain 0

On 01/10/2011 08:01 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 09, 2011 at 11:59:38AM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>
>> go with all buses instead of bus0.
> 
> Why?  Why limit yourself here?

early stage pci access is via cf8, and we can not use domain there. aka domain is 0.

> 
> What's to say I will not have a USB controller on the second domain?  If
> you are going to change this, might as well be "correct", right?

later pci-quirks is still there. for the domain 0's will do it early. later pci-quirks will check it again.

> 
> Or, if it really doesn't matter, stick with what we have today.

we can avoid to adjust apic timer delta with pm-timer.

Thanks

Yinghai
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