Re: [PATCH] x86/pci: try to detect host_bridge pci_cfg_space

From: Yinghai Lu
Date: Fri Mar 06 2009 - 20:12:25 EST


H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>
>> currently only found amd and intel host bridge (on cpu or io hub) need
>> this trick.
>> other device we could still use quirks.
>>
>
> I'd suspect that we might just want to do this for all devices if we
> ever find any, but yes, let's wait until we have a concrete specimen
> before even trying something like that.
>
> However, it'd be good to have this in the patch description (which
> really is a PCI patch more than an x86 patch, so I'd be happier if it
> went through Jesse than me.)

sure. it could affect IA64 guys with io hubs too.

YH

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