Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:46:49 -0800 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/4] atl1: Ancillary C files for Attansic L1 driver |
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Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:33:29 -0500 > Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote: > >> Stephen Hemminger wrote: >>> IMHO the MSI disabling should be removed from drivers and be done >>> in the PCI core. >> That is the consensus opinion. >> >> Currently drivers implement the MSI tests because the core PCI code >> hasn't been up to snuff. I (and others) have been discouraging that, >> but when a user faces a choice between working and non-working network, >> the pragmatic solution wins.
Linus's remark (IIRC) was to not enable CONFIG_PCI_MSI then.
>> All efforts to get us to the point where we can remove the MSI tests >> from drivers are strongly supported... >> >> Jeff > > So far, either MSI works for all devices or is broken, so it makes > sense to have a "msi=off" boot option (if there isn't already) > There is one, but it's spelled "pci=nomsi".
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