Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:04:38 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating PCI vendors database Message-ID: <4D9A0836.7070403@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110404141016.GL71940@rincewind.paeps.cx> References: <20110404141016.GL71940@rincewind.paeps.cx>
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On 04/04/2011 07:10, Philip Paeps wrote: > It looks like our /usr/share/misc/pci_vendors list (used only by pciconf as > far as I can tell) has become rather stale. We also appear to be tracking > sources which no longer exist. > > Would anyone object if I updated this list to source the same database used by > Linux distributions at http://pciids.sourceforge.net/v2.2/pci.ids? > > It helps that our pciconf looks to be compatible with that format. We just > ignore subvendor and subdevice, but it doesn't appear to matter that the file > contains this information. > > I could cull the subvendor/subdevice from the list though. > > Any views? Having read this thread, and the last one, my opinion is, let's do it already. :) Repo churn should not, under any circumstances, be a consideration in technical improvements. I agree with those who have said that the new list should be confirmed to be a superset of the old, and anything missing should be merged in. Checking with Jack about Intel stuff is also reasonable, as would be cross-checking with what NetBSD and OpenBSD are doing (and perhaps communicating with them about your work). So, not a slam-dunk, but definitely a clear path forward. Oh, and I personally don't see a problem with MFC'ing this, but I'm willing to be convinced. Doug -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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