> Hello, world!\n
>
> > ISTR Linus was quite attached to it, so it got un-obsoleted.
>
> Exactly. I've marked it as obsolete years ago, but when I wanted
> to rip it out, Linus said he likes /proc/pci and it has to stay.
>
> I still think that it's an extremely ugly interface, especially
> because it requires the kernel to contain the list of vendor and device
> names.
If for no other reason than allowing easy updates, this would be a good
place for a module. Of course you can say that about the blacklisted
chipsets, etc, as well.
I guess if it's a favorite feature it stays. I do use it, but there are
other tools as mentioned.
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