Re: Is is possible to receive a cheep SubVendorID?

[Marco Brambilla <marco-tpa.brambilla@st.com>]

Hi Dave,

> Actually, I see four common situations, because some
> chipsets allow you to modify the Vendor ID (VID) and
> Device ID (DID) fields yourself at powerup.  I'll copy
> your two and add to them below:

Agree.

I was not considering 1a and 2a because Microsoft claims that in order
to get compliance to PC99 and newer you have to populate SVID and SDID.

> 1a) The Vendor of the final product has a valid Vendor ID
> The Vendor ID (VID), and Device ID (DID) are chosen by the oem
> The SubVID, SubDID are unused

> 2a) The vendor of the final product IS NOT registered to the pci sig
> VID is from the chip vendor
> DID is allocated from the chip vendor to the customer
> SVID and SDID are unused

Ciao, Marco.
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