linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ALSA: hda-intel - Disable MSI support by default

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Date:	Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:14:23 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ALSA: hda-intel - Disable MSI support by default

Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> I suppose none of this affects x86 for now... For ppc, once we get our
> new MSI layer in, however, I'll have to keep them enabled by default,
> though there are fewer platforms involved and the chances at this point
> are fairly high that they all use a working chipset.

Ironically there are a shitload more MSI-capable devices out there, than 
there are MSI-capable systems.

MSI simplifies things for the chip designers, so I don't doubt they are 
chomping at the bit to start putting out MSI-only devices.

	Jeff


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