Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:49:16 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 7/8] pci: Add CircuitCo VENDOR ID and MinnowBoard DEVICE ID |
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On 06/26/2013 02:46 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: >> >> Microsoft has a "best practices" document, which may end up becoming >> basis for a future PCI-SIG document clarifying the standard: >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463287.aspx > > Interesting, thanks for the link. If I read that correctly, the > MinnowBoard is basically a motherboard, and any board layout change or > component value change will require a new Subsystem ID, which will in > turn require a pch_gbe update. That doesn't sound optimal, but maybe > people don't actually interpret it that strictly. >
It could be interpreted that literally, yes. This is part of why a "subsystem" isn't necessarily forced to be a "board".
-hpa
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