setpci doesn't work due to an improper error message.
Issue
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setpci aborts with the following error message, but the message is quite improper.
# setpci -s 00:00.0 00 setpci: Missing width. Try `setpci --help' for more information. -
As you see, setpci says the "width" of the specified device doesn't know. According to setpci's man page, the "width" can be specified by .B, .W, or .L suffix. Here is a part of the man page.
Each of the previous formats can be followed by +offset to add an offset (a hex number) to the address. This feature can be useful for addressing of registers living within a capability, or to modify parts of standard registers. Finally, you should append a width specifier .B, .W, or .L to choose how many bytes (1, 2, or 4) should be transferred. The width can be omit- ted if you are accessing a named register whose width is well known. -
As you see, the above description says any of those suffixes should be specified for "+offset", but doesn't have to be specified for either "domain" or "name". However, the current setpci requires a suffix whenever it is run.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
- Architecture: x86_64
- Related Package Version: pciutils-3.1.7-3.el5
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