ChangeSet 1.1428, 2004/05/24 13:33:53-07:00, blujuice@us.ibm.com [PATCH] PCI: PCI Express help in 2.4 Here is a patch for describing PCI access mode - help in 2.4. This aligns the help with what is in 2.6. Documentation/Configure.help | 13 +++++++------ 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff -Nru a/Documentation/Configure.help b/Documentation/Configure.help --- a/Documentation/Configure.help Mon May 24 13:52:08 2004 +++ b/Documentation/Configure.help Mon May 24 13:52:08 2004 @@ -4236,12 +4236,13 @@ PCI-based systems don't have any BIOS at all. Linux can also try to detect the PCI hardware directly without using the BIOS. - With this option, you can specify how Linux should detect the PCI - devices. If you choose "BIOS", the BIOS will be used, if you choose - "Direct", the BIOS won't be used, and if you choose "Any", the - kernel will try the direct access method and falls back to the BIOS - if that doesn't work. If unsure, go with the default, which is - "Any". + With this option, you can specify how Linux should detect the + PCI devices. If you choose "BIOS", the BIOS will be used, + if you choose "Direct", the BIOS won't be used, and if you + choose "MMConfig", then PCI Express MMCONFIG will be used. + If you choose "Any", the kernel will try MMCONFIG, then the + direct access method and falls back to the BIOS if that doesn't + work. If unsure, go with the default, which is "Any". PCI device name database CONFIG_PCI_NAMES