Re: [PATCH] Add PCI device ID for IT8152 RISC-to-PCI chip

[Russell King <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk>]

On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 10:47:28AM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 03:30:29PM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 10:16:33AM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> > > There doesn't seem to be very many
> > > arm systems with PCI, so it's hard to tell.
> > 
> > NetWinder, EBSA285 (which the NetWinder is a derivative of), the N2100,
> > etc are PCI based and are all well proven in the field.
> 
> Which PCI controller do they use?

NetWinder and EBSA285 are DC21285 (footbridge).  The N2100 is IOP32x
based.  As for gluing a PCI bridge to something not designed for PCI
(eg, a PXA255) I can't comment.

> > (I did consider replacing the Promise UDMA card, but the IT821x card
> > I bought to replace it didn't have all the pins on the chip soldered
> > down - to the extent that even a PC couldn't recognise the PCI card.
> > So I'm running on the assumption that the self-repaired Promise UDMA
> > card is all round going to be more reliable than the as yet unproven
> > IT821x card.)
> 
> And they shipped a card in that state?

Indeed. :(

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Russell King
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