Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 24 Sep 1997 11:24:37 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Magnus Sjoegren <> | Subject | Re: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer... on cat /proc/pci |
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On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Gabriel Paubert wrote:
> > Your chipset is likely broken, a not present PCI device, should return > ffff:ffff, some broken ones return 0000:0000 but yours is truly abnormal. > Then the system thinks you have about 30 multifunction devices, each > with 8 functions, true ?
Yes, something like that, 15 devices with 7 functions. No matter.
> > Has the same problem been experienced by other people with the same > chipset ? >
Haven't found any facts about it.
> > Could you try the following simple patch: [snip]
Allright i did. The patch got rid of the oops when doing a 'cat /proc/pci', good.
> Note: given the way devsels are ordered, this one should be > "UltraSlow(TM) devsel" :-) > But the name has already been taken by PCI to ISA bridges, they call it > more elegantly "subtractive decoding", AKA "last chance decoding" or > "Since nobody volunteers to answer to this bus request, I'll give it a try".
hehehe ;)
Magnus
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