Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.0

Chapter 12. System Utilities

pciutils-3.7.0

Introduction to PCI Utils

The PCI Utils package contains a set of programs for listing PCI devices, inspecting their status and setting their configuration registers.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.0 platform.

Package Information

pciutils Dependencies

Recommended

cURL-7.78.0, Wget-1.21.1, or Lynx-2.8.9rel.1 (for the update-pciids script to function correctly).

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/pciutils

Installation of PCI Utils

Install PCI Utils by running the following commands: 

make PREFIX=/usr                \
     SHAREDIR=/usr/share/hwdata \
     SHARED=yes

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make PREFIX=/usr                \
     SHAREDIR=/usr/share/hwdata \
     SHARED=yes                 \
     install install-lib        &&

chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpci.so

Command Explanations

SHARED=yes: This parameter enables building of the shared library instead of the static one.

ZLIB=no: This option prevents compression of the pci.ids file.

Configuring PCI Utils

The pci.ids data file is constantly being updated. To get a current version of this file, run update-pciids as the root user. This program requires the Which-2.21 script or program to find cURL-7.78.0, Lynx-2.8.9rel.1 or Wget-1.21.1 which are used to download the most current file, and then replace the existing file in /usr/share/hwdata.

You should update the /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids file periodically. Execute the following commands, as the root user, to create a systemd timer to update it weekly on Sundays at 2:30 A.M. (local time): 

cat > /usr/lib/systemd/system/update-pciids.service << "EOF" &&
[Unit]
Description=Update pci.ids file
Documentation=man:update-pciids(8)
DefaultDependencies=no
After=local-fs.target network-online.target
Before=shutdown.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/update-pciids
EOF
cat > /usr/lib/systemd/system/update-pciids.timer << "EOF" &&
[Unit]
Description=Update pci.ids file weekly

[Timer]
OnCalendar=Sun 02:30:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
EOF
systemctl enable update-pciids.timer

Contents

Installed Programs: lspci, setpci, and update-pciids
Installed Library: libpci.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/pci and /usr/share/hwdata

Short Descriptions

lspci

is a utility for displaying information about all PCI buses in the system and all devices connected to them

setpci

is a utility for querying and configuring PCI devices

update-pciids

fetches the current version of the PCI ID list.

libpci.so

is library that allows applications to access the PCI subsystem

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