Re: [patch] pci probing

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:21:41 +0200


Hello,

> > The subsystem IDs check is needed.
>
> But not for the common case. I actually counted in drivers/*.c files,
> and the number of drivers which do not need to do this outnumber the
> ones that do. (though the number that do subsys id checks is not at all
> insignificant)

And you can expect it to grow in the future since many new devices
are using subsystem ID's.

Have a nice fortnight

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