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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-03-18 00:37:55 -0700
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-03-18 00:37:55 -0700
commit577f99c1d08cf9cbdafd4e858dd13ff04d855090 (patch)
tree0f726bbda9b18d311d4c95198bbd96cb7ac01db0 /Documentation/pci.txt
parent26c0f03f6b77c513cb7bc37b73a06819bdbb791b (diff)
parent2f633928cbba8a5858bb39b11e7219a41b0fbef5 (diff)
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
Conflicts: drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/pci.txt b/Documentation/pci.txt
index 72b20c639596..d2c2e6e2b224 100644
--- a/Documentation/pci.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pci.txt
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ initialization with a pointer to a structure describing the driver
The ID table is an array of struct pci_device_id entries ending with an
-all-zero entry. Each entry consists of:
+all-zero entry; use of the macro DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE is the preferred
+method of declaring the table. Each entry consists of:
vendor,device Vendor and device ID to match (or PCI_ANY_ID)
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ Tips on when/where to use the above attributes:
o Do not mark the struct pci_driver.
- o The ID table array should be marked __devinitdata.
+ o The ID table array should be marked __devinitconst; this is done
+ automatically if the table is declared with DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE().
o The probe() and remove() functions should be marked __devinit
and __devexit respectively. All initialization functions