Re: [RFC 0/9] PCIe Hotplug Slot Emulation driver

From: hch@xxxxxx
Date: Mon Feb 10 2020 - 11:59:02 EST


On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 03:05:47PM +0000, Derrick, Jonathan wrote:
> > The code seems like one giant hack to me. What is the real life
> > use case for this? Another Intel chipset fuckup like vmd or the ahci
> > remapping?
> >
> Exactly as the cover letter describes. An interposer being used on a
> non-hotplug slot.

That isn't a use a case, that iÑ a description of the implementation.
Why would you want this code?