linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/2] PCI: Introduce new MSI chip infrastructure

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Date:	Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:37:50 +0000
From:	Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@....com>
To:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/2] PCI: Introduce new MSI chip infrastructure

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 08:51:46AM +0000, Thierry Reding wrote:
> index ce93a34..ea4a5be 100644
> --- a/include/linux/msi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/msi.h
> @@ -58,5 +58,15 @@ extern int arch_setup_msi_irqs(struct pci_dev *dev, int nvec, int type);
>  extern void arch_teardown_msi_irqs(struct pci_dev *dev);
>  extern int arch_msi_check_device(struct pci_dev* dev, int nvec, int type);
>  
> +struct msi_chip {
> +	struct module *owner;
> +	struct device *dev;
> +
> +	int (*setup_irq)(struct msi_chip *chip, struct pci_dev *dev,
> +			 struct msi_desc *desc);
> +	void (*teardown_irq)(struct msi_chip *chip, unsigned int irq);
> +	int (*check_device)(struct msi_chip *chip, struct pci_dev *dev,
> +			    int nvec, int type);
> +};

Is there a need to add setup_irqs and teardown_irqs functions here? This will
allow your MSI chips to support multiple MSIs per requesting device.

What about restore_msi_irqs? Does this fit in here too?

Andrew Murray
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