Re: Assign BAR address for pci device after hotplug

Greg KH <[email protected]> Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:49:39 +0000
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-hotplug
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, Aug 08, 2016 at 05:32:42PM -0700, divakar wrote:
> Hi Greg, 
> 
> Thanks for your comments. I managed to install a client which will do 
> the auto format. Hopefully this is better than before. Please find my 
> responses inline. Also added extra questions and information about the 
> setup.
> 
> Questions:
> 1. Since the modified_my_driver_probe is working, is that the recommended 
> way of doing it? I couldn't find any sample drivers using it. So wanted 
> your guidance

I dont understand, what "modified" probe function?

> 2. There is no hotplug controller as far is know off in the setup ( 
> assuming native x86 soc has root port which has inbuilt hp controller 
> and pcieport driver takes care of it). Am i missing something?

Then your hardware does not support PCI hotplug, so I don't recommend
trying to use it.

Seriously, this is a hardware and BIOS requirement to support this, if
you don't have that hardware, you can't really work around it in the
kernel.  Go buy some real hardware for this please.

> 3. When card 2 is inserted there is no hotplug event. Not sure why. 

Why would there be?  You don't have hardware that notices this.

good luck,

greg k-h