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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-04-01 09:47:12 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-04-01 09:47:12 -0700
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Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6
* 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6: (88 commits) PCI: fix HT MSI mapping fix PCI: don't enable too much HT MSI mapping x86/PCI: make pci=lastbus=255 work when acpi is on PCI: save and restore PCIe 2.0 registers PCI: update fakephp for bus_id removal PCI: fix kernel oops on bridge removal PCI: fix conflict between SR-IOV and config space sizing powerpc/PCI: include pci.h in powerpc MSI implementation PCI Hotplug: schedule fakephp for feature removal PCI Hotplug: rename legacy_fakephp to fakephp PCI Hotplug: restore fakephp interface with complete reimplementation PCI: Introduce /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../rescan PCI: Introduce /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../remove PCI: Introduce /sys/bus/pci/rescan PCI: Introduce pci_rescan_bus() PCI: do not enable bridges more than once PCI: do not initialize bridges more than once PCI: always scan child buses PCI: pci_scan_slot() returns newly found devices PCI: don't scan existing devices ... Fix trivial append-only conflict in Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
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@@ -392,3 +392,35 @@ Why: The defines and typedefs (hw_interrupt_type, no_irq_type, irq_desc_t)
have been kept around for migration reasons. After more than two years
it's time to remove them finally
Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What: fakephp and associated sysfs files in /sys/bus/pci/slots/
+When: 2011
+Why: In 2.6.27, the semantics of /sys/bus/pci/slots was redefined to
+ represent a machine's physical PCI slots. The change in semantics
+ had userspace implications, as the hotplug core no longer allowed
+ drivers to create multiple sysfs files per physical slot (required
+ for multi-function devices, e.g.). fakephp was seen as a developer's
+ tool only, and its interface changed. Too late, we learned that
+ there were some users of the fakephp interface.
+
+ In 2.6.30, the original fakephp interface was restored. At the same
+ time, the PCI core gained the ability that fakephp provided, namely
+ function-level hot-remove and hot-add.
+
+ Since the PCI core now provides the same functionality, exposed in:
+
+ /sys/bus/pci/rescan
+ /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../remove
+ /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../rescan
+
+ there is no functional reason to maintain fakephp as well.
+
+ We will keep the existing module so that 'modprobe fakephp' will
+ present the old /sys/bus/pci/slots/... interface for compatibility,
+ but users are urged to migrate their applications to the API above.
+
+ After a reasonable transition period, we will remove the legacy
+ fakephp interface.
+Who: Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com>