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@@ -564,14 +564,14 @@ to be handled by platform and generic code, not individual drivers.
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8. Vendor and device identifications
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-One is not required to add new device ids to include/linux/pci_ids.h.
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-Please add PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx for vendors and a hex constant for device ids.
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+Do not add new device or vendor IDs to include/linux/pci_ids.h unless they
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+are shared across multiple drivers. You can add private definitions in
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+your driver if they're helpful, or just use plain hex constants.
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-PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx constants are re-used. The device ids are arbitrary
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-hex numbers (vendor controlled) and normally used only in a single
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-location, the pci_device_id table.
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+The device IDs are arbitrary hex numbers (vendor controlled) and normally used
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+only in a single location, the pci_device_id table.
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-Please DO submit new vendor/device ids to pciids.sourceforge.net project.
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+Please DO submit new vendor/device IDs to http://pciids.sourceforge.net/.
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