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From: Len Brown
Subject: Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009 - 9:06 am

> > > So, please, put mapping tables into the ACPI or similar

ACPI added _PLD (Physical Device Location) back in 3.0, ISTR.
However, searching my archives, I have yet to see a single instance
of its use in the field.

ACPI also supplies the slot number stuff, which is exported via 
the existing pci_slot driver.

cheers,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Matt Domsch, (Tue Mar 24, 10:52 am)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Bill Nottingham, (Tue Mar 24, 11:12 am)
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Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, david, (Tue Mar 24, 11:49 am)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, david, (Tue Mar 24, 11:51 am)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Matt Domsch, (Tue Mar 24, 12:22 pm)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Alan Cox, (Tue Mar 24, 2:02 pm)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, David Miller, (Tue Mar 24, 3:57 pm)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Greg KH, (Tue Mar 24, 4:14 pm)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Chris Friesen, (Wed Mar 25, 1:22 pm)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Matt Domsch, (Thu Mar 26, 9:39 am)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Dan Williams, (Thu Mar 26, 1:16 pm)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Dan Williams, (Thu Mar 26, 1:17 pm)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Len Brown, (Fri Mar 27, 9:06 am)
Re: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy, Kurt Van Dijck, (Tue Mar 31, 7:07 am)
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