Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 7 Dec 2002 08:44:57 +0100 | From | Willy Tarreau <> | Subject | Re: /proc/pci deprecation? |
| |
On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 12:18:05AM +0100, Petr Vandrovec wrote: > It is invaluable during installation, when no lspci is installed yet. > I know that I need e100/eepro100 for > 'Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM E', but I do not > have even slightest idea what device 8086:2449 is, whether USB or NIC or > VGA or some bridge.
at least, the file "modules.pcimap" tells you which modules support these devices, by vendor/model codes. I once developped a little installation script which loaded all the NICs it could by listing /proc/bus/pci/devices and modules.pcimap. I too agree that names in /proc/pci are *really* useful, but I often omit them when I need a very little image. Perhaps having a list of names only for devices supported by the kernel and modules at compile time would be an acceptable compromise ?
Regards, Willy
- 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/
| |