Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Nov 1998 21:23:58 +0100 (CET) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: /proc/pci, lspci etc. |
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On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Tigran Aivazian wrote: > I saw people arguing about removing /proc/pci and would like to remind of > one simple point why /proc/pci is a good thing. There is no doubt that > lspci utility (part of the wonderful pciutils package by Martin Mares) is > far superiour to anything else (i.e. /proc/pci and scanpci) for examining > PCI configuration space. However, when you are installing a new system you > do not usually have lspci available, but /proc/pci is always there. > > Yes, you can argue that Linux distributors should include it on their boot > disks etc. but this being "taste-specific" will lead to nowhere, except > plenty of headache for everyone. > > So, imho, although /proc/pci should be obsoleted by much better lspci this > should not happen until one ensures that lspci can be used in *ALL* > situations instead, including installation process itself.
Ever tried `cat /proc/bus/pci/devices'?
Greetings,
Geert
-- Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP} http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/ Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium
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