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SubjectRe: [patch 2.5] tg3.c: pci_{save,restore}_extended_state
David S. Miller wrote:
> From: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>
> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 01:41:02 +0300
>
> I don't understand the issue, really. The config register says:
> "MSIs are enabled". Which means: "My platform is *really* going to
> use MSI". Why do you want to ignore that?

Let us define "platform." If you mean ia32 or alpha or sparc64, yes
this is a quirk. If you mean tg3, no, this is not a quirk.


> I see, why not code up a generic pci_using_msi(pdev) that
> does this?


Great minds think alike :) This was going to be my suggestion:
call pci_using_msi(pdev), and require that it be called before
pci_enable_device().

This fits Jeff's "disabling MSI at config time" AFAICS...

Jeff



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