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 to be handled by platform and generic code, not individual drivers.
 
 
-8. Obsolete functions
+8. Vendor and device identifications
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+For the future, let's avoid adding device ids to include/linux/pci_ids.h.
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+PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx for vendors, and a hex constant for device ids.
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+Rationale:  PCI_VENDOR_ID_xxx constants are re-used, but device ids are not.
+    Further, device ids are arbitrary hex numbers, normally used only in a
+    single location, the pci_device_id table.
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+9. Obsolete functions
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 There are several functions which you might come across when trying to
 port an old driver to the new PCI interface.  They are no longer present