Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] PCI: Allow specifying devices using a base bus and path of devfns

From: Logan Gunthorpe
Date: Fri Jun 22 2018 - 16:50:53 EST




On 22/06/18 02:01 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Thus, we add an option to specify devices in the following format:
>>
>> [<domain>:]<bus>:<slot>.<func>[/<slot>.<func>]*
>
> Please explain the trailing '*'. I looked thru the code and it doesn't
> seem to look for it or care.

This was Willy's suggestion and I liked it. It's similar to regular
expression syntax: the '*' indicating you may have any number of the
expression repeated in the square brackets.

Logan