Re: [PATCH] i386/x86_64: Insert HPET firmware resource after PCI enumeration has completed

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On Friday 06 July 2007 00:27:24 Aaron Durbin wrote:
> 
> Insert HPET resources after pci probing has been completed in order to avoid
> resource conflicts with PCI resource reservation. With this change the
> HPET firmware resources will be identified, but it should also not cause
> issues when the HPET address falls on a BAR in a PCI device, and the PCI
> enumeration cannot reserve the resources.

But what advantage does it have when it's already reserved by PCI?

That's only a cosmetic change, isn't it?  A lot of code for cosmetics.

-Andi
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