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    DateMon, 15 Jan 2007 06:31:01 +1100
    From"Dave Airlie" <>
    SubjectRe: [PATCH 2.6.20-rc5] intel_rng: substitue magic PCI IDs with macros
    On 1/15/07, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> wrote:
    > On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 19:24 +0200, Ahmed S. Darwish wrote:
    > > Substitue intel_rng magic PCI IDs values used in the IDs table
    > > with the macros defined in pci_ids.h
    > >
    > Hi,
    >
    >
    > hmm this is actually the opposite direction than most of the kernel is
    > heading in, mostly because the pci_ids.h file is a major maintenance
    > pain.
    >
    > Afaik the current "rule" is: if a PCI ID is only used in one driver, use
    > the numeric value and not (add) a symbolic constant.
    >
    
    My guess is that the RNG is on the LPC so the values are used in a few places..
    
    Dave.
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