Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] net: stmmac: add support for Intel Quark X1000

From: David Miller
Date: Fri Sep 12 2014 - 18:14:29 EST


From: Kweh Hock Leong <hock.leong.kweh@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:38:39 +0800

> + if ((!strcmp(quark_x1000_phy_info[i].board_name, board_name)) &&
> + quark_x1000_phy_info[i].pci_func_num == func_num)

It is entirely erroneous to identify a device by it's _PHYSICAL_ geographic
location on the PCI bus.

Please get rid of this PCI function number comparison and if necessary
find another means of identification.
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