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diff --git a/Documentation/pci.txt b/Documentation/pci.txt
index 72b20c639596..d2c2e6e2b224 100644
--- a/Documentation/pci.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pci.txt
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ initialization with a pointer to a structure describing the driver
The ID table is an array of struct pci_device_id entries ending with an
-all-zero entry. Each entry consists of:
+all-zero entry; use of the macro DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE is the preferred
+method of declaring the table. Each entry consists of:
vendor,device Vendor and device ID to match (or PCI_ANY_ID)
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ Tips on when/where to use the above attributes:
o Do not mark the struct pci_driver.
- o The ID table array should be marked __devinitdata.
+ o The ID table array should be marked __devinitconst; this is done
+ automatically if the table is declared with DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE().
o The probe() and remove() functions should be marked __devinit
and __devexit respectively. All initialization functions
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