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

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Message-ID: <m18xdfjpbv.fsf@ebiederm.dsl.xmission.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:03:00 -0600
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	"Williams, Mitch A" <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	"Chuck Ebbert" <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	<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)

"Williams, Mitch A" <mitch.a.williams@...el.com> writes:

> Chuck Ebbert wrote:
>>Are you going to post one for 2.6.20 as well? Some people might be
>>interested...
>
> The first time I posted this patch, Greg KH indicated that he thought
> it was too intrusive to add to -stable, especially considering that
> our MSI-X capable hardware isn't in the field yet.

There is MSI-X capable hardware supported by the kernel in 2.6.20.

The last version of your patch with the code removed from the set_affinity
path is not very intrusive at all, as it just touches msi.c

Eric
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