[fm-discuss] PCI support for x86

[cindi]

I looks like the table is incorrect in several respects.  The px_pci 
driver is the nexus driver for the SPARC PCI Express (not PCI) host-root 
complex ASIC code named 'Fire'.  It is exclusive to SPARC sun4v and 
sun4u systems and FMA support does not extend to the fabric (leaf) 
devices.  FMA for the x86 PCI Express nexus was putback to OpenSolaris 
(I forget the build).  Whoever created this table needs to make these 
corections.

I don't know of any plans to add FMA support for the x86 PCI nexus. 
It's not a huge project but probably one given low priority as many 
systems are moving to PCI Express.

Cindi


Matty wrote:
> While perusing the following page:
> 
> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/fm/FMAdrivers/
> 
> I noticed that FMA support for the x86 PCI bus Nexus driver is still
> in the works. What diagnosis capabilities will this bring to x86
> systems that use PCI buses? I tried to locate the PSARC cases
> (PSARC/2006/599, PSARC/2004/391, PSARC/2006/258) that describe SPARC
> support, but my searches have so far turned up links indicating that
> the materials aren't available.
> 
> Thanks for any insight,
> - Ryan