linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc5] MSI: read-flush MSI-X table (rev 2)

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Message-ID: <08FE5CC30C9A3F41BF819A502CF7BF6EFCDB1B@fmsmsx411.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:01:39 -0700
From:	"Williams, Mitch A" <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	<linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>, <gregkh@...e.de>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Kok, Auke-jan H" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc5] MSI: read-flush MSI-X table (rev 2)

Eric W. Biederman wrote:

>Do we still need the flush the set affinity routines?
>Shouldn't flush in mask and unmask should now be enough?

Yeah, I think you're right.  I've removed that call, and 
we're running some basic validation on the change.  I'll
post a new patch tomorrow AM.
-Mitch
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