linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] msi: Invert the sense of the MSI enables.

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Message-ID: <4657008F.903@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 May 2007 11:28:15 -0400
From:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Jay Cliburn <jacliburn@...lsouth.net>,
	Grzegorz Krzystek <ninex@...eX.eu.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, 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>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] msi: Invert the sense of the MSI enables.

On 05/25/2007 11:17 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> 
> MSI appears to have enough problems that enabling it in a kernel
> that is supposed to run lots of different hardware (like a distro
> kernel) is a recipe for disaster.

Ubuntu and Fedora have disabled it and added a "pci=msi" option
to enable it if required.
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