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    SubjectRe: PATCH: Support PCI device sorting (Re: PCI device order problem)
    On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 05:12:51PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
    > Well, WRT your implementation, the function you add is dead code if your
    > new config variable is not set, which is not desireable at all.

    I am not sure if I understand what you were trying to say. If
    CONFIG_PCI_SORT_BY_BUS_SLOT_FUNC is not set, you should be able to
    pass "pci=bussort" to kernel to sort the PCI device by bus, slot and
    function. Did I miss something?

    >
    > WRT the overall idea, I would prefer to see what Linus and Martin Mares
    > (and Ivan K) thought about it, before merging it. The x86 PCI code is
    > very touchy, and your patch has the potential to change driver probe
    > order for little gain.
    >

    The whole purpose of my patch is to change PCI driver probe order in
    such a way that is BIOS independent.


    H.J.
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