Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:37:13 -0700 From: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> To: Garrett Cooper <gcooper@freebsd.org> Cc: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>, Jakub Lach <jakub_lach@mailplus.pl>, Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua>, Alex Dupre <ale@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Regarding pciids Message-ID: <AANLkTi=p-fRoC7NoJykTTTRps1UcAwX=xo=5M7%2BenLE5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinW%2BB3T64yiH4ryRiBUmL2HW1mS5tKWFXS5TspU@mail.gmail.com> References: <4C9389BC.7090300@FreeBSD.org> <20101018152338.GA6540@freebsd.org> <20101018152803.GA8679@freebsd.org> <AANLkTikFSdwnMDrdKVS7sQpOfT=HEyLwhYSD8UkRSK1g@mail.gmail.com> <20101018183645.GA33114@freebsd.org> <AANLkTinW%2BB3T64yiH4ryRiBUmL2HW1mS5tKWFXS5TspU@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Garrett Cooper <gcooper@freebsd.org>wrote: > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> > wrote: > > On Mon Oct 18 10, Garrett Cooper wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> > wrote: > >> > On Mon Oct 18 10, Alexander Best wrote: > >> >> On Fri Sep 17 10, Alex Dupre wrote: > >> >> > I created hackish scripts to generate pci_vendors file from Boemler > and > >> >> > Mares (pciids.sf.net) lists. I haven't found the Hart list. > >> >> > > >> >> > The results of the scripts are here: > >> >> > >> >> sorry it seems i missed your post back then. > >> >> > >> >> i found two more lists: > >> >> > >> >> http://rh-software.com/downloads/pcidevs.txt > >> >> and > >> >> http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-browse.php?dir=/pub/incoming (seems to be > based on the > >> >> Hart list) > >> >> > >> >> the actual Hart list seems to have vanished and the web location is > no longer > >> >> accessible. > >> >> > >> >> personally i don't think it's necessary to combine the data of two > files. the > >> >> mares database seems extremely elaborate. all my pci devices get > described > >> >> properly. also making use of only one databse would make it more easy > to submit > >> >> additional info back to the vendor. > >> >> > >> >> so any objections to switching to the mares list? > >> >> > >> >> cheers. > >> >> alex > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > http://www.alexdupre.com/pci_vendors/mares.txt > >> >> > http://www.alexdupre.com/pci_vendors/boemler.txt > >> >> > http://www.alexdupre.com/pci_vendors/mares-boemler.txt > >> >> > http://www.alexdupre.com/pci_vendors/boemler-mares.txt > >> >> > > >> >> > The first two are generated from single lists, the last two are > >> >> > combined, with different preference order. > >> > > >> > oh...and i think it would be a good idea to move from ";" as comment > character > >> > to "#". that way we wouldn't need to run a script, but could include > the vendor > >> > file directly into the src tree. > >> > >> I noted this a while back to Warner and Brooke as I came up with a > >> short script to do this, and they suggested that it be supplemented to > >> the existing list, not replace it. > > > > why? the mares list is obviosly superior, because linux contributes to it > and > > thus has far more people submitting changes than any other list. > > > > is there a case where the old list has an entry the mares list is > missing? > > Most of the values (above 99%) were the same actually between the > 2 lists. I think the point was to avoid churn in the description > fields because a lot of the description fields were different, the > Linux list was produced by questionable sources (IIRC the other list > was produced by vendors, but I could be wrong). Rather than guessing I > would just ask Brookes and Warner directly though, offlist... > Cheers, > -Garrett > Questionable, you mean like Intel? :) I brought this up in the first place asking because our new ID's go direct into the sf list. I understand the desire to avoid churn, but I suspect this would be a change for the longer term good. Just my .02 Jack
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