Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Reservation of PCI device range 0xc200-0xc2ff to XCP-ng Project

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Am 17.10.2018 um 17:14 schrieb Ian Jackson:
> Alexander Schulz - XCP-ng Project Member writes ("[PATCH] Reservation of PCI device 
> range 0xc200-0xc2ff to XCP-ng Project"):
> > We are the XCP-ng project (https://xcp-ng.org) and want to distribute
> > our own PV-Tools (maybe also per windows updates) so we need an extra range.
> Thanks.  I acked your previous message which was sent by private
> email; I think you could have transferred my ack to this repost.
>
> Acked-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I just wanted to say that it is a very good thing to come here and
> reserve a number.  We should assign numbers without too much
> quibbling, which is why I have given a summary ack.
>
> IMO this should be committed soon.
>
> > We also registered a PCI-Device:
> >
> > "XCP-ng Project PCI Device for Windows Update" ->
> > https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/5853/c200
> You've got your own PCI device *and* a range in the Xen Platform PCI
> Device ?  I confess I don't know why that is necessary.  Perhaps it is
> more obvious to those who understand this all better than I do.
It was recommended by Paul Durrant: 
https://lists.xenproject.org/archives/html/win-pv-devel/2018-10/msg00005.html
"I think it would probably be better if you took a range. It's not in 
writing but I think other things have played with those low numbered 
device ids in the past so probably best to avoid them. Would you be ok 
with the next range of 0x100 above XenClient, i.e. 0xc200-0xc2ff? ...."
> Regards,
> Ian.
Alexander Schulz
XCP-ng Project Member

Maintainer of: XCP-ng Center and XCP-ng PV-Tools


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