PCI: Update "pci=resource_alignment" documentation
Some uio based PCI drivers, e.g., uio_cif, do not work if the assigned PCI
memory resources are not page aligned. By using the kernel option
"pci=resource_alignment=<align>@<bus>:<slot>.<func>" it is possible to
request page alignment for memory resources of devices.
However, this is cumbersome when using several devices, and the
bus/slot/func addresses may change if devices are added to or removed from
the system.
Extend the "pci=resource_alignment" option so we can specify the relevant
devices via PCI vendor, device, subvendor, and subdevice IDs. The
specification of the devices via IDs is indicated by a leading string
"pci:" as argument to "pci=resource_alignment".
The format of the specification is
pci:<vendor>:<device>[:<subvendor>:<subdevice>]
Examples:
pci=resource_alignment=4096@pci:8086:9c22:103c:198f
pci=resource_alignment=pci:8086:9c22 # defaults to PAGE_SIZE align
[bhelgaas: changelog, use actual vendor/device IDs in examples]
Signed-off-by: Mathias Koehrer <mathias.koehrer@etas.com>
Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
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