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SubjectRe: 2.1.93..
Martin Mares writes:
> Hi,
>
> > Could someone please enlighten me as to why the default probe order is
> > now the reverse of the BIOS probe order? Is this incompatibility for
> > the sake of it? ;-)
>
> The BIOS probe order is different from machine to machine or even from BIOS
> release to BIOS release. The new PCI subsystem now always sorts the devices by
> bus/device/function lexicographically, so you get the same order not depending
> on whether you use the BIOS or not. The latest PCI patch I've sent to the list
> adds an option to reverse the order to be compatible with 2.0.X.

OK, I can see why you wouldn't want to take the BIOS order, then. But
why not have the default be the reverse of what it is now, to be
compatibile with 2.0.X? What order does 2.0.X use? Simply the reverse
of 2.1.94+your patch?

Regards,

Richard....

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