Add a note as to why the text file based PCI ID scheme is present at all

2007-10-21 23:49:14 -04:00 · 2007-10-21 23:49:14 -04:00 · be9b0e558d
parent b79b965bd9
commit be9b0e558d
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--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ autoConfigDevice(GDevPtr preconf_device)
 }

 #ifdef __linux__
+/* This function is used to provide a workaround for binary drivers that
+ * don't export their PCI ID's properly. If distros don't end up using this
+ * feature it can and should be removed because the symbol-based resolution
+ * scheme should be the primary one */
 static void
 matchDriverFromFiles (char** matches, uint16_t match_vendor, uint16_t match_chip)
 {