[plug] PCI Express, Linux & Dell

Chris Caston caston at arach.net.au
Thu Jun 24 11:42:04 WST 2004


On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 09:59, Trevor Phillips wrote:
> Does anyone know much about the support for the new PCI Express standard by 
> Linux? It seems Dell's new Optiplex GX280 line are going down that path (and 
> Dell is work's preferred supplier), so I'm trying to find out a little before 
> a strange new PC rocks up that Linux knows nothing about. ^_^


A quick search through google groups suggests there are some kernel
patches available.
(http://groups.google.com.au/groups?q=pci-express+linux&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=183UK-2Re-11%40gated-at.bofh.it&rnum=2)

I do not know if they have been accepted by Linus.

regards,

Chris Caston





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