Re: Base addr & Irq of PCI devices

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--- bharani <bharanis@future.futsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a doubt on PCI driver initialisation.
> 
> 1.How is the base address allocated for a PCI device
>   and what is its range? Is it similar to ISA devices
>   where we specify the base addr ranges and irq to be
>   assigned.
> 
> 2. Does PCI has its own range of base addresses or is it
>    equivalent to ISA buses?
> 
> 3. Which part of PCI code handles the base addr and irq
>    registration ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Bharani.
> 
> 

See Mr. Mares' excellent document on Linux PCI Drivers: 
http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/doc/pci.txt.html

Also check out Rubini & Corbet online at:  
http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/ch15.html#t1

Perhaps a PCI specification?:  
http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional_pci

Hope this helps,

--Christine


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