Re: Device driver to access PCI configuration space.

Martin Mares (mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Fri, 4 Jul 1997 09:31:36 +0200


Hi,

> Anybody proposing any more unseless kernel space PCI stuff then what's
> already in the kernel: Plase take a look at the scanpci programm in the
> XFree-3.2 or above distributions. (So Linus: please don't!)

(1) The whole thing I mentioned was meant to be optional.

(2) It was meant to simplify PCI device access for many different programs, not
only for the purpose of utilities like scanpci.

(3) AFAIK there is no PCI function interface available to ordinary processes
-- only to modules.

Have a nice fortnight

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