linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH PCI PCIe portdrv: Fix allocation of interrupts (rev. 5)

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Date:	Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:12:59 +0900
From:	Kenji Kaneshige <kaneshige.kenji@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
CC:	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH PCI PCIe portdrv: Fix allocation of interrupts (rev. 5)

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
[snip]
>> 	/*
>> 	 * World have broken hardwares, so even spec says numbers are constant,
>> 	 * it would be better to re-check registers after 2nd pci_enable_msix.
>> 	 * Or we just skip this.  (However this was what your concern, Rafael?)
>> 	 */
>> 	if (func_foo_do_paranoia_check(dev, msix_entries, nvec))
>> 		goto Error;	
> 
> Well, I think let's not do it for now.  If there's a system that actually
> breaks here, then we can introduce the extra checking.
> 

Agreed.

Thanks,
Kenji Kaneshige


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