On Sat, 2013-10-05 at 16:20 +0200, Alexander Gordeev wrote: > So my point is - drivers should first obtain a number of MSIs they *can* > get, then *derive* a number of MSIs the device is fine with and only then > request that number. Not terribly different from memory or any other type > of resource allocation ;)
What if the limit is for a group of devices ? Your interface is racy in that case, another driver could have eaten into the limit in between the calls. Ben. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
