Re: [BUG][PATCH 2.6.17-rc5-mm3] bugfix: PCI legacy I/O port freedriver

[Kenji Kaneshige]

Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 09:40:28PM +0900, Kenji Kaneshige wrote:
>
> > Hi Andrew, Greg,
> >
> > Here is a patche to fix a bug that pci_request_regions() doesn't work
> > when it is called after pci_disable_device(), which was reported at:
> >
> >    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114914585213991&w=2
> >
> > This bug is introduced by the following "PCI legacy I/O port free
> > driver" patches currently in 2.6.17-rc5-mm3.
> >
> >    o gregkh-pci-pci-legacy-i-o-port-free-driver-changes-to-generic-pci-code.patch
> >    o gregkh-pci-pci-legacy-i-o-port-free-driver-make-emulex-lpfc-driver-legacy-i-o-port-free.patch
> >    o gregkh-pci-pci-legacy-i-o-port-free-driver-make-intel-e1000-driver-legacy-i-o-port-free.patch
> >    o gregkh-pci-pci-legacy-i-o-port-free-driver-update-documentation-pci_txt.patch
> >
> > This patch is against 2.6.17-rc5-mm3. Please see the header of the
> > patch about details.
> >
> > If reposting the fixed version of PCI legacy I/O port free driver
> > patches against the latest Linus tree are preferred rather than this
> > patch, please let me know.
>
>
> I think a new set of patches would be the best, as that way when I apply
> them to Linus's tree, there is no point in the patch history that has a
> problem that people might hit.
>
> So, care to just resend the above 4 patches with your fix included?  Is
> that easy to do?

Sure.
I've already finished those patches and I'm checking them now. I'll
resend them soon after some tests.

Thanks,
Kenji Kaneshige


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