Thread: Bug in the pciutils library?

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    Bug in the pciutils library?

    *I just wrote a long post, hit Submit New Thread and my post somehow vanished (doesn't appear anywhere)*
    Anyway, I was playing around with the pciutils library (see my previous thread here) and I think I found a bug.

    Take a look at the following piece of code:
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <pci.h>
    
    int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
        struct pci_access *pacc;
        struct pci_dev *dev;
        struct pci_cap *cap;
    
        pacc = pci_alloc();
        pci_init(pacc);
        pci_scan_bus(pacc);
    
        for (dev=pacc->devices; dev; dev=dev->next)    {
            if ((dev->bus != 2) || (dev->dev != 0) || (dev->func != 0)) continue;
    
            pci_fill_info(dev, PCI_FILL_EXT_CAPS);
            for (cap = dev->first_cap; cap; cap = cap->next) {
                printf("id = %x, type = %x, addr = %x\n", cap->id, cap->type, cap->addr);
            }
        }
    
        pci_cleanup(pacc);
        return 0;
    }
    This code supposed to populate the dev struct with the Extended PCI Capabilities supported by 02:00.0 and print them out.

    Here are the capabilities supported by the 02:00.0 device:
    Code:
    $ sudo lspci -s 02:00.0 -v
    02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
        Subsystem: XAVi Technologies Corp. QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
        Memory at d0700000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        Expansion ROM at d0780000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/4 Maskable+ 64bit+
        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
        Kernel driver in use: ath9k
    But when I run my code, this is the output:
    Code:
    $ sudo ./my_example
    id = 3, type = 2, addr = 160
    id = 2, type = 2, addr = 140
    id = 1, type = 2, addr = 100
    id = 10, type = 1, addr = 70
    id = 5, type = 1, addr = 50
    id = 1, type = 1, addr = 40
    id = 10, type = 1, addr = 70
    id = 5, type = 1, addr = 50
    id = 1, type = 1, addr = 40
    While the Extended PCI Capabilities are indeed there (highlighted in red), you can see that the Traditional PCI Capabilities list appear twice (highlighted in orange).
    Now, I don't mind that invoking pci_fill_info() with PCI_FILL_EXT_CAPS will also populate the list with the Traditional Capabilities (it maybe unnecessary, though not wrong), but it shouldn't appear twice.
    I think I zeroed in on the problem, who is responsible for this library and how can I contact them?

    Thanks.
    Last edited by Absurd; 03-21-2017 at 02:50 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Absurd View Post
    I think I zeroed in on the problem, who is responsible for this library and how can I contact them?
    If you are sure you have found a problem, then you can find contact info here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kermit View Post
    If you are sure you have found a problem, then you can find contact info here.
    Thanks.
    I'll give it a try.

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