Re: 2.2.14 wont boot on MIATA

[Chmouel Boudjnah <chmouel mandrakesoft com>]

Jay.Estabrook@compaq.com writes:

> > not always /proc/bus/pci is always there, /proc/pci is the obsolete
> > interface.
> Ah, yes, I remember now, the config option to disable it.
> What are the particular advantages of /proc/bus/pci over the older style?

converting hexadecimal-number information to human readable string
should be the job of tools like pciutils not a kernel job.

                                  --Chmouel