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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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