From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261736AbVGEUE5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jul 2005 16:04:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261742AbVGEUE4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jul 2005 16:04:56 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:46746 "EHLO parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261736AbVGEUEU (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jul 2005 16:04:20 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 21:05:55 +0100 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Russell King Cc: Grant Grundler , "John W. Linville" , linux-pci@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-pm , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Greg KH , Adam Belay Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.12 (repost w/ corrected subject)] pci: restore BAR values in pci_enable_device_bars Message-ID: <20050705200555.GA4756@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20050623191451.GA20572@tuxdriver.com> <20050624022807.GF28077@tuxdriver.com> <20050630171010.GD11369@kroah.com> <20050701014056.GA13710@tuxdriver.com> <20050701022634.GA5629.1@tuxdriver.com> <20050702072954.GA14091@colo.lackof.org> <20050702090913.B1506@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050702090913.B1506@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Jul 02, 2005 at 09:09:13AM +0100, Russell King wrote: > The PCI subsystem is incomplete for 64-bit BAR support. What it does > do though is ensure that 64-bit BARs will work correctly in a 32-bit > system. Therefore, I think that folk who want 64-bit BAR support to > work need to do some code reviews on the PCI subsystem to resolve the > remaining issues. 64-bit BARs work fine on 64-bit machines. I'm ambivalent whether we ought to support 64-bit BARs on 32-bit machines. -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain