On 15.07.2008 19:38, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > coreboot tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> #110 Allow for per-device subsystem IDs >> > > What is the proper procedure for saying per-device subsystem IDs is > a dumb idea. > > The subsystem IDs roughly identify the PCB a component sits on. So > unless you have multiple pluggable boards in a system there should > only be one subsystem vendor and one subsystem device id. >
The problem is that almost all x86 mainboards have multiple different subsystem IDs on the same board. If we want to match the vendor BIOS, we have to make them per-device. Some kernel drivers and other software (flashrom) rely on them for specific quirks. Regards Carl-Daniel -- coreboot mailing list [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
