Re: [PATCH] PM-Timer: doesn't use workaround if chipset is not buggy

OGAWA Hirofumi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 
> ...
>
> This patch adds blacklist of buggy chip, and if chip is not buggy,
> this uses fast normal version instead of slow workaround version.
> 
> If chip is buggy, warnings "pmtmr is slow". But sounds like there is
> gray zone. I found the PIIX4 errata, but I couldn't find the ICH4
> errata.  But some motherboard seems to have problem.
> 
> So, if found a ICH4, also warnings, and uses a workaround version.  If
> user's ICH4 is good actually, user can specify the "pmtmr_good" boot
> parameter to use fast version.
> 
> ...
>
> +static int __init pmtmr_bug_check(void)
> +{
> +	static struct pci_device_id gray_list[] __initdata = {
> +		/* these chipsets may have bug. */
> +		{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82801DB_0) },
> +		{ },
> +	};
>
> ...
>
> +	dev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
> +			     PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371AB_3, NULL);
>
> ...
>
> +device_initcall(pmtmr_bug_check);

Can this code use the PCI quirk infrastructure?
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