Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 13 Jul 2002 09:10:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 13 Jul 2002 09:10:45 -0400 Received: from ausadmmsps307.aus.amer.dell.com ([143.166.224.102]:7953 "HELO AUSADMMSPS307.aus.amer.dell.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 13 Jul 2002 09:10:42 -0400 X-Server-Uuid: 82a6c0aa-b49f-4ad3-8d2c-07dae6b04e32 Message-ID: From: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com To: greg@kroah.com, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org cc: jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com Subject: RE: Removal of pci_find_* in 2.5 Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 08:13:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) X-WSS-ID: 112EF8F22241944-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1213 Lines: 31 > > ordering, is simply hard-coding something that should really be in > > userspace. Depending on pci_find_device logic / link order to > > still-boot-the-system after adding new hardware sounds like an > > incredibly fragile hope, not a reliable system users can trust. Yes, but unfortunately it's all we've had for a long time. > Yes, it still involves some handwaving at this moment in time, but it > will happen, and I do know about this requirement :) Then this will solve my #2 factory install problem. I look forward to this restriction being removed properly. :-) (In case you're curious, #1 is customers can't specify the partition strategy they want at order time, so they wind up blowing away the FI anyhow). Thanks, Matt -- Matt Domsch Sr. Software Engineer, Lead Engineer, Architect Dell Linux Solutions www.dell.com/linux Linux on Dell mailing lists @ http://lists.us.dell.com #1 US Linux Server provider for 2001 and Q1/2002! (IDC May 2002) - 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/