On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:17:29 -0800 <Narendra_K@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:21:19PM +0530, K, Narendra wrote: > > Hello, > > > > This patch enables pci=bfsort by default on future Dell systems. > > Please consider for inclusion if acceptable. > > > > From: Jordan Hargrave <jordan_hargrave@xxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [PATCH] Enable pci=bfsort by default on future Dell systems > > > > This patch enables pci=bfsort by default on future Dell systems. > > It reads SMBIOS type 0xB1 vendor specific record and sets pci=bfsort accordingly. > > > > Offset Name Length Value Description > > > > 04 Flags0 Word Varies Bits 9-10 > > - 10:9 = 00 Unknown > > - 10:9 = 01 Breadth First > > - 10:9 = 10 Depth First > > - 10:9 = 11 Reserved > > > > 1. Any time pci=bfsort has to be enabled on a system, we need to add the model > > number of the system to the white list. With this patch, that is not required. > > > > 2. Typically, model number has to be added to the white list when the system is > > under development. With this change, that is not required. > > > > Signed-off-by: Jordan Hargrave <jordan_hargrave@xxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Narendra K <narendra_k@xxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Hello Jesse, > > Please let us know if there are any concerns with this patch. If the > patch is acceptable, please consider it for inclusion. Yeah, I don't have a problem with it; I'll queue it up in the -next branch. -- Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-pci" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
