Re: [PATCH] PCI / hotplug: Propagate the "ignore hotplug" setting to parent

From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Date: Tue Apr 14 2015 - 11:28:21 EST


On Mon, Apr 13, 2015, at 11:23, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Refine the mechanism introduced by commit f244d8b623da (ACPIPHP / radeon
> / nouveau: Fix VGA switcheroo problem related to hotplug) to propagate
> the ignore_hotplug setting of the device to its parent bridge in case
> hotplug notifications related to the graphics adapter switching are
> given for the bridge rather than for the device itself (the need to
> be ignored in both cases).

I do apologise if this is a stupid question, but is there any chance the bridge will be connected to other devices that do require hotplug handling, and not just to the GPU?

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where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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