Re: Question about PCIe vendor defined message support

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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 01:40:58PM -0700, arvind vasudev wrote:
> 
> Thank you for the reply Matthew. 
> 
> The vendor defined messages are described in the PCIe spec section 2.2.8.6:
> 
> http://www.pcisig.com/members/downloads/specifications/pciexpress/PCI_Express_Base_r2_1_04Mar09_cb.pdf

Yes, I know what they are.

The PCIe spec doesn't (as far as I can see) specify a way to generate
Vendor Defined messages.  Nor does it define what happens if you send
one to a Root Complex.

So I don't understand what you want Linux to do with them.  Could you
explain what you're trying to do?

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