Re: Vendor ID

[Alan Simmonds <alans@primary-image.com>]

If you are using an off the shelf PCI device, try getting a unique 
Device ID allocated to you from the vendor (and just carry on using 
the chip's Vendor ID). That way you will have a unique way of 
identifying the card without having to pay out for a Vendor ID. Most 
chip manufacturers appear to have this service.

> A condition added to the previous question:
>    we are not currently a PCI SIG member. i.e. no vendor ID has 
>    been assigned to us.
> >Hi PCI experts,
> >Is there a vendor ID for cards that are still in development stage?
> >I considered using someone else ID temporily.  However, it is not
> >a good solution as it may confuse software that depends on the
> >ID to determine what the card is.
> >Also, there is an "invalid value" in the spec on p.188.  Is it
> >okay to use that one?  What does invalid means anyway?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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