Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758391AbZC0QH1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:07:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754927AbZC0QHJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:07:09 -0400 Received: from vms173005pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.5]:39562 "EHLO vms173005pub.verizon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753930AbZC0QHG (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:07:06 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:06:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Len Brown X-X-Sender: lenb@localhost.localdomain To: Dan Williams Cc: Matt Domsch , David Miller , netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy In-reply-to: <1238098611.3254.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-id: References: <20090324154617.GA16332@auslistsprd01.us.dell.com> <20090324.155756.214460004.davem@davemloft.net> <20090326163955.GA22398@auslistsprd01.us.dell.com> <1238098611.3254.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (LFD 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 616 Lines: 17 > > > So, please, put mapping tables into the ACPI or similar ACPI added _PLD (Physical Device Location) back in 3.0, ISTR. However, searching my archives, I have yet to see a single instance of its use in the field. ACPI also supplies the slot number stuff, which is exported via the existing pci_slot driver. cheers, Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center -- 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/