Bug#638863: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Errors/warnings show during startup
Hi,
> Let's deal with the first one. It seems like a real problem because
> it distracts people debugging other problems. The second should be
> filed as a separate bug if you are interested in working on it.
>
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>
> The test has been that way ever since v2.6.15-rc1~731^2~22^2~13
> (shpchp: detect SHPC capability before doing a lot of work,
> 2006-10-13). The false positive (if it actually is a false positive)
> is clearly harmless. If someone wants to remove the "if (dev->vendor
> == PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD)" exception, it would be necessary to research
> why it is there in the first place (are there AMD hotplug controllers
> that do not advertise the shpc capability for which that exception is
> needed?) and if so, what a more precise exception to solve the same
> problem would be.
>
> If interested, please take this upstream (that means the
> linux-pci@vger.kernel.org list) and let us know the message-ID.
> Otherwise I will probably mark this bug as wontfix or close it, since
> without someone doing the research just mentioned, it seems expensive
> to fix, without much benefit.
The problem is, I have got no experience whatsoever with kernel or driver
development (e.g., I never heard "shpc" before), I didn't even compile a
kernel myself yet. I do a lot of programming, but it's all user-space. I am
willing to learn though, and for the next few weeks I even got the time (no
university currently). Do you think that will suffice to carry this to the
kernel mailing list?
Kind regards,
Ralf
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