Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 31 Aug 2002 09:49:14 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: [patch 2.5.31] transparent PCI-to-PCI bridges |
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On 31 Aug 2002, Alan Cox wrote: > > Related question while we are on the subject of bridges. I'm trying to > work out a clean way to initialize a new subtree of devices given a > bridge that suddenely has devices behind it. > > This occurs in three cases I know about now > - Easidock cardbus->PCI extender > - IBM Thinkpad hot docking bridge > - Magma PCI extended split bridge
pci_do_scan_bus() should do almost everything for you. Pat Mochel had some code that made the cardbus driver basically do just this on cardbus insertion, you might ask him.
Linus
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