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Re: [Xen-devel] xensource (pci) device id's?

To: "Zulauf, John" <john.zulauf@xxxxxxxxx>, Xen devel list <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] xensource (pci) device id's?
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:17:05 +0000
Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>, Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Gerd is suggesting rewriting the subvendor id, which is typically not used
as part of the driver match. In fact subvendor info is a bit ad hoc really
(although it isn't supposed to be).

 -- Keir

On 1/2/07 20:02, "Zulauf, John" <john.zulauf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> If we change all the PCI vendor ID's for the virtualized devices, how
> will the OS find the correct driver in standard HVM systems?
> 
> John Zulauf
> 
> * comments do not necessarily reflect the opinion of my employer *
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerd
> Hoffmann
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:30 AM
> To: Ian Campbell
> Cc: Xen devel list
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] xensource (pci) device id's?
> 
> Ian Campbell wrote:
>> This was the id we used as a placeholder before we got the official
>> assignment.
>> 
>> We now have vendor 5853 officially assigned.
>> http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/iii/?i=5853
> 
> Ok, how device IDs are allocated?  I'd like to use them to tag virtual
> devices ...
> 
> cheers,
>   Gerd
> 
> btw: I guess usb and pci vendor ids are not the same namespace?



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