Re: [PATCH] PCI: Move various PCI IDs to header file

["Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net>]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:29:47 -0400 Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Linux Kernel Mailing List wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
> > index 8a29ce3..27d6587 100644
> > --- a/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
> > +++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
> > @@ -433,13 +433,14 @@ err_out:
> >  
> >  
> >  /*
> > - * 0x1725/0x7174 is the Vitesse VSC-7174
> > - * 0x8086/0x3200 is the Intel 31244, which is supposed to be identical
> > - * compatibility is untested as of yet
> > + * Intel 31244 is supposed to be identical.
> > + * Compatibility is untested as of yet.
> >   */
> >  static const struct pci_device_id vsc_sata_pci_tbl[] = {
> > -	{ 0x1725, 0x7174, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0x10600, 0xFFFFFF, 0 },
> > -	{ 0x8086, 0x3200, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0x10600, 0xFFFFFF, 0 },
> > +	{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_VITESSE, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VITESSE_VSC7174,
> > +	  PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0x10600, 0xFFFFFF, 0 },
> > +	{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_GD31244,
> > +	  PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0x10600, 0xFFFFFF, 0 },
> >  	{ }
> >  };
> >  
> 
> WTF?  This is a REGRESSION from the repeatedly expressed desire -- clear 
> throughout libata -- that single-use PCI device IDs should not ever 
> receive PCI_DEVICE_ID_xxx constants.
> 
> I'm going to queue up a revert patch for this silliness.
> 
> Next time, please let the relevant maintainer(s) know when you are 
> touching their driver, so they have a chance to filter out the crap.
> 
> This was -never- sent to me or linux-ide, or otherwise brought to the 
> attention of the maintainers.

Well, if you could get IDE/ATA traffic moved to linux-ide
and networking traffic moved to netdev  and USB traffic
to linux-usb etc. etc. etc.,
I'd love it.  :)

lkml is like a "melting pot."

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~Randy