linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pciehp: Add pciehp

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Message-ID: <5658592.BRAWLYK6e8@linux-5eaq.site>
Date:	Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:11:39 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>
To:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pciehp: Add pciehp_surprise module option

On Friday 22 March 2013 10:20:43 Alex Williamson wrote:

> > (*) It would probably make more sense to have a list of dmi strings,
> > because it's the PCIe controller that does not set the capability bit
> > when it should. The device (Realtek card reader in this case) seems to
> > behave correctly. The machines in question have been laptops or
> > all-in-one PCs so far, so there should be no problem with dmi matches.
> 
> Yep, I think that makes sense, leave the global option for debugging but
> fix individual known broken devices through dmi quirks.  Thanks,

I checked with Win8 and it does ignore the surprise attribute.

	Regards
		Oliver

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