Re: [PATCH 2.6.30] cxgb3: clear shadow BAR registers

[Divy Le Ray]

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:34:57 -0700, David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> From: Divy Le Ray <divy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:58:54 -0700
>
> > From: Divy Le Ray <divy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Ensure that internal shadow BAR registers are cleared on 32-bit  
> > platforms.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Divy Le Ray <divy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Why is this a problem and why is it not possible to rely
> on these being setup to zero by either the BIOS or the PCI
> layer?
>
> At best this is a PCI quirk and not something that belongs
> in the driver.
>
> I'm not applying this.

Hi Dave,

You are right, this issue is motherboard specific and seems to have been  
fixed a loong time ago.
Sorry for the spam.

Cheers,
Divy



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