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SubjectRe: Broken pci_block_user_cfg_access interface
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 03:06:01PM +0200, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> > I took a look at the sysfs triggered pci reset function and don't see any way
> > that the controlling device driver ever gets to be involved in this reset.
> > If code outside the ipr driver were to reset the adapter, the adapter firmware
> > would be left in an uninitialized state and until scsi core starts timing
> > out ops and driving EH, the card would be unusable. I can't imagine the
> > ipr driver is unique in this.
>
> Right, that's why a PCI core service is needed for coordination.
>
> Jan

But why do we want to trigger reset through sysfs while the
driver runs?

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> Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT T DE IT 1
> Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux


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