On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:33:29 -0500
Jeff Garzik <[email protected]> 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.
>
> 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)
--
Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>
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