linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] msi: Add support for the Intel chipsets that support MSI.

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Message-ID: <4656F5BD.40800@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 May 2007 10:42:05 -0400
From:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Jay Cliburn <jacliburn@...lsouth.net>,
	Grzegorz Krzystek <ninex@...ex.eu.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, ninex@...pl,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, len.brown@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] msi:  Add support for the Intel chipsets that support
 MSI.

On 05/25/2007 02:10 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>>> This patch should be safe.  The anecdotal evidence is that when dealing
>>> with MSI the Intel chipsets just work.  If we find some buggy ones
>>> changing the list won't be hard.
>> The FADT bit should be probably checked anyways.
> 
> Sure if we have a way to check I have no problem, although I tend to
> trust the hardware more.
> 

Already in 2.6.22:

http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f8993aff8b4de0317c6e081802ca5c86c449fef2
Commit:     f8993aff8b4de0317c6e081802ca5c86c449fef2
Parent:     a23cf14b161b8deeb0f701d577a0e8be6365e247
Author:     Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Apr 25 11:05:12 2007 +0800
Committer:  Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
CommitDate: Wed Apr 25 01:13:47 2007 -0400

    ACPI: Disable MSI on request of FADT
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