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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.9-rc2-mm2] Create new function to see if pci dev is
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Greg KH wrote:
> 
> Good idea, but do you see any places in the kernel that would use those
> fields, instead of always setting them to PCI_ANY_ID?
> 

Does it matter what it is currently used for?  It *is* one way you can find 
out about specific board bugs.  I'd think you'd want all of (VID, DID, RID, 
SVID, SID).


	-hpa