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Date:      Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:37:01 +0200
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pci pci.c pcisupport.c pcivar.h 
Message-ID:  <11712.960917821@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:34:28 PDT." <200006131734.KAA22492@mass.cdrom.com> 

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In message <200006131734.KAA22492@mass.cdrom.com>, Mike Smith writes:

>> The PCI issue is unique, in that PCI devices can be identified by
>> a generic routine.

And case in point: Just because you have identified a PCI chip
doesn't mean that you know what's next to it on the board.

The AMCC "PCI Matchmaker" is a very good example.

(If you know what this chip is, search ebay for "pci matchmaker" :-)

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