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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH] PCI: remove access to pci_[enable|disable]_msi() for drivers
FromArjan van de Ven <>
DateTue, 07 Jun 2005 09:31:39 +0200
> > * What if the driver writer does not want MSI enabled for their
> >   hardware (even though there is an MSI capabilities entry)?  Reasons
> >   include: overhead involved in initiating the MSI; no support in some
> >   versions of firmware (QLogic hardware).
> 
> Yes, a very good point.  I guess I should keep the pci_enable_msi() and
> pci_disable_msi() functions exported for this reason.
> 

well... only pci_disable_msi() is needed for this ;)


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