Re: PCI Hotplug Drivers for 2.5

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@pobox.com)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:52:56 -0400

KOCHI, Takayoshi wrote:
>>We need this driver as it's the only solution for DIG64 compliant IPF
>>platforms.
>
>
> No, not for all DIG64 compliant IPF platforms. NEC TX7 is also
> a DIG64 compliant IPF platform but doesn't need your driver.

Tangent:

Intel is wrong by renaming IA64 to "IPF".

It was previously used as "Intel Processor Family". IA64 is a far
better name, and I will continue to use that in preference to IPF.
Re-using an acronym is silly and creates confusion.

Jeff

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