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Subject: Re: [Patch 1/1] x86 pci: Add option to not assign BAR's if not already
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On 06/01/2010 03:49 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>>
>> BIOS still assigns the MMIO BAR's so the devices are alive.
>
> I'm sorry; I don't follow this.  BIOS assigns MMIO BARs regardless
> of whether we have your patch.
>

I'm assuming that that Mike is implying is that the allocation code runs 
out of I/O space and as a result shuts down the entire device.

	-hpa