diff --git a/libpciaccess-fd-cache.patch b/libpciaccess-fd-cache.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..768f761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpciaccess-fd-cache.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+diff -up libpciaccess-20071031/src/linux_sysfs.c.cache libpciaccess-20071031/src/linux_sysfs.c
+--- libpciaccess-20071031/src/linux_sysfs.c.cache	2007-10-23 09:19:36.000000000 -0400
++++ libpciaccess-20071031/src/linux_sysfs.c	2008-01-22 19:23:12.000000000 -0500
+@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
+ #include "pciaccess_private.h"
+ #include "linux_devmem.h"
+ 
++static void pci_device_linux_sysfs_destroy( void );
++
+ static int pci_device_linux_sysfs_read_rom( struct pci_device * dev,
+     void * buffer );
+ 
+@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@
+     pciaddr_t * bytes_wrtten );
+ 
+ static const struct pci_system_methods linux_sysfs_methods = {
+-    .destroy = NULL,
++    .destroy = pci_device_linux_sysfs_destroy,
+     .destroy_device = NULL,
+     .read_rom = pci_device_linux_sysfs_read_rom,
+     .probe = pci_device_linux_sysfs_probe,
+@@ -362,6 +364,53 @@
+     return err;
+ }
+ 
++static struct pci_device *last_config_dev = NULL;
++static int config_fd = -1;
++
++static void
++pci_device_linux_sysfs_destroy( void )
++{
++    if (config_fd != -1)
++	close( config_fd );
++}
++
++static int
++open_config_fd( struct pci_device * dev, int flags )
++{
++    int fd;
++    char name[256];
++
++    /* Each device has a directory under sysfs.  Within that directory there
++     * is a file named "config".  This file used to access the PCI config
++     * space.  It is used here to obtain most of the information about the
++     * device.
++     */
++
++    if ( last_config_dev != dev ) {
++	if ( config_fd != -1 ) {
++	    close( config_fd );
++	    last_config_dev = NULL;
++	}
++
++	snprintf( name, 255, "%s/%04x:%02x:%02x.%1u/config",
++		  SYS_BUS_PCI,
++	          dev->domain,
++	          dev->bus,
++	          dev->dev,
++	          dev->func );
++
++	fd = open( name, flags );
++	if ( fd == -1 ) {
++	    return -1;
++	}
++	config_fd = fd;
++	last_config_dev = dev;
++    } else {
++	fd = config_fd;
++    }
++
++    return fd;
++}
+ 
+ static int
+ pci_device_linux_sysfs_read( struct pci_device * dev, void * data,
+@@ -378,23 +427,9 @@
+ 	*bytes_read = 0;
+     }
+ 
+-    /* Each device has a directory under sysfs.  Within that directory there
+-     * is a file named "config".  This file used to access the PCI config
+-     * space.  It is used here to obtain most of the information about the
+-     * device.
+-     */
+-    snprintf( name, 255, "%s/%04x:%02x:%02x.%1u/config",
+-	      SYS_BUS_PCI,
+-	      dev->domain,
+-	      dev->bus,
+-	      dev->dev,
+-	      dev->func );
+-
+-    fd = open( name, O_RDONLY );
+-    if ( fd == -1 ) {
++    fd = open_config_fd( dev, O_RDONLY );
++    if ( fd == -1 )
+ 	return errno;
+-    }
+-
+ 
+     while ( temp_size > 0 ) {
+ 	const ssize_t bytes = pread64( fd, data_bytes, temp_size, offset );
+@@ -416,7 +451,6 @@
+ 	*bytes_read = size - temp_size;
+     }
+ 
+-    close( fd );
+     return err;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -436,23 +470,9 @@
+ 	*bytes_written = 0;
+     }
+ 
+-    /* Each device has a directory under sysfs.  Within that directory there
+-     * is a file named "config".  This file used to access the PCI config
+-     * space.  It is used here to obtain most of the information about the
+-     * device.
+-     */
+-    snprintf( name, 255, "%s/%04x:%02x:%02x.%1u/config",
+-	      SYS_BUS_PCI,
+-	      dev->domain,
+-	      dev->bus,
+-	      dev->dev,
+-	      dev->func );
+-
+-    fd = open( name, O_WRONLY );
+-    if ( fd == -1 ) {
++    fd = open_config_fd( dev, O_WRONLY );
++    if ( fd == -1 )
+ 	return errno;
+-    }
+-
+ 
+     while ( temp_size > 0 ) {
+ 	const ssize_t bytes = pwrite64( fd, data_bytes, temp_size, offset );
+@@ -474,7 +494,6 @@
+ 	*bytes_written = size - temp_size;
+     }
+ 
+-    close( fd );
+     return err;
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/libpciaccess.spec b/libpciaccess.spec
index 76e7293..de5721f 100644
--- a/libpciaccess.spec
+++ b/libpciaccess.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           libpciaccess
 Version:        0.9.1
-Release:        2.%{gitdate}%{?dist}
+Release:        3.%{gitdate}%{?dist}
 Summary:        PCI access library
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Source0:        libpciaccess-20071031.tar.bz2
 Source1:        make-libpciaccess-snapshot.sh
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
+Patch0:		libpciaccess-fd-cache.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig
 Requires:       hwdata
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ Development package for libpciaccess.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{gitdate}
+%patch0 -p1 -b .cache
 
 %build
 autoreconf -v --install
@@ -65,6 +68,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/pciaccess.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 23 2008 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> 0.9.1-3.20071031
+- libpciaccess-fd-cache.patch: Cache sysfs PCI config space file
+  descriptors for great boot speed justice.
+
 * Wed Oct 31 2007 Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com> 0.9.1-2.20071031
 - New snapshot, git revision e392082abb5696c8837224da86cc0af4f21d7010.
 - Pick up new .so file.