Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:39:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:38:58 -0400 Received: from monza.monza.org ([209.102.105.34]:23569 "EHLO monza.monza.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:38:43 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 17:38:39 -0700 From: Tim Wright To: dave.fraser@baesystems.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Resetting a PCI device Message-ID: <20010427173839.A2220@kochanski> Reply-To: timw@splhi.com Mail-Followup-To: dave.fraser@baesystems.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <001901c0ceff$c0ae88e0$64ccdd89@edinbr.gmav.gecm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i In-Reply-To: <001901c0ceff$c0ae88e0$64ccdd89@edinbr.gmav.gecm.com>; from dave.fraser@baesystems.com on Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 10:52:20AM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Not generally. Systems that support hot-plug PCI also have the ability to reset individual PCI slots (ISTR that it's a requirement). Sadly, this facility is not generally available on "normal" systems. Tim On Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 10:52:20AM +0100, dave.fraser@baesystems.com wrote: > Is there any way of issuing a PCI reset (safely) without rebooting? I am > developing a peripheral device (using a pci card with an FPGA and a plx9080 > pci interface), and find that its local bus is prone to hanging up. It > would be nice if I could just reset the entire device via the PCI reset, > without having to go through the hassle of a reboot. Is this wishful > thinking? > > - Dave > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dave Fraser > Development Engineer > BAE Systems, Ferry Road, > Edinburgh, EH5 2XS > Tel: +44 131 3434729 > Fax: +44 131 3434124 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Tim Wright - timw@splhi.com or timw@aracnet.com or twright@us.ibm.com IBM Linux Technology Center, Beaverton, Oregon Interested in Linux scalability ? Look at http://lse.sourceforge.net/ "Nobody ever said I was charming, they said "Rimmer, you're a git!"" RD VI - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/