RE: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Dunlap, Randy
> From: Jeff Garzik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Dan Hollis wrote: > > On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > > I see you suggestion in the same way... If we keep the > PCI device name > > > data around after boot, then we have a lot of kernel > memory locked up > >

Re: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Andrzej Krzysztofowicz
> > On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote: > > I mean moving the __init database compiled into kernel (based on pci.ids) to > > a separate module, which would be responsible for on-demand updating of text > > information (i.e. replacing VID:DID numbers with text). > > In early 2.3.x,

Re: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Jeff Garzik
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Dan Hollis wrote: > On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > I see you suggestion in the same way... If we keep the PCI device name > > data around after boot, then we have a lot of kernel memory locked up > > on the off chance that a HotPlug PCI device might appear for wh

Re: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Dan Hollis
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote: > I see you suggestion in the same way... If we keep the PCI device name > data around after boot, then we have a lot of kernel memory locked up > on the off chance that a HotPlug PCI device might appear for which we > need a name. > I would much prefer a u

Re: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Jeff Garzik
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote: > I mean moving the __init database compiled into kernel (based on pci.ids) to > a separate module, which would be responsible for on-demand updating of text > information (i.e. replacing VID:DID numbers with text). In early 2.3.x, the fbdev subs

Re: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Andrzej Krzysztofowicz
> > On Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:07:58 +0200 (CEST), > Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >BTW, what do you think of idea making the pci.ids base modular ? > >The module while loading should process the queue. > > Does the modules.pcimap file creates by recent modules do what you > w

Re: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Jeff Garzik
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote: > BTW, what do you think of idea making the pci.ids base modular ? > I mean replacing data requests from pci.ids base by their queuing requests > (+ eventually request_module(pci_ids) to process the queue if possible ) > > The module while loadi

Re: PATCH 2.2.18.9: Backport /proc/pci from 2.4.x to 2.2.x

2000-09-25 Thread Keith Owens
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:07:58 +0200 (CEST), Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >BTW, what do you think of idea making the pci.ids base modular ? >The module while loading should process the queue. Does the modules.pcimap file creates by recent modules do what you want? It maps PCI