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]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
