Top of include/linux/pci_ids.h says: Do not add new entries to this file unless the definitions are shared between multiple drivers. on the other hand, Documentation/PCI/pci.txt seems to imply that all vendor IDs should be added in include/linux/pci_ids.h. Clarify text pci.txt to avoid the apparent contradiction. Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/PCI/pci.txt | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/pci.txt b/Documentation/PCI/pci.txt index 53da450..47b0e28 100644 --- a/Documentation/PCI/pci.txt +++ b/Documentation/PCI/pci.txt @@ -564,12 +564,15 @@ to be handled by platform and generic code, not individual drivers. 8. Vendor and device identifications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -One is not required to add new device ids to include/linux/pci_ids.h. -Please add PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx for vendors and a hex constant for device ids. +One is not required to add new device or vendor ids to include/linux/pci_ids.h. +Please define PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx for vendor ids and use a hex constant for +device ids in your driver. -PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx constants are re-used. The device ids are arbitrary -hex numbers (vendor controlled) and normally used only in a single -location, the pci_device_id table. +Only PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx constant definitions that are re-used between multiple +drivers should be added to include/linux/pci_ids.h. + +The device ids are arbitrary hex numbers (vendor controlled) and normally used +only in a single location, the pci_device_id table. Please DO submit new vendor/device ids to pciids.sourceforge.net project. -- MST -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
