linux-kernel - Re: [patch] PCI: disable MSI on more ATI NorthBridges

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Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:53:54 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Shane.Huang@....com, david.gaarenstroom@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linas@...tin.ibm.com, gregkh@...e.de,
	htejun@...il.com, brice.goglin@...il.com,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, jgarzik@...ox.com
Subject: Re: [patch] PCI: disable MSI on more ATI NorthBridges

On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 07:41:55PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: "Shane Huang" <Shane.Huang@....com>
> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:56:03 +0800
> 
> > Also I wonder why the USB MSI patch is not added into kernel at last?
> > Will it lead to other bugs?
> 
> Probably someone just needs to be more vocal and active in pushing it
> to the USB subsystem maintainer(s).  I've even had trouble getting
> even simple bug fixes integrated recently, so perhaps it will take a
> few retransmits and some patience to get it included.

Yeah, I appologize for some of our developers, they seem a bit grumpy at
times :(

> Greg, can you at least devote a few minutes to going over that USB MSI
> patch, giving it any obvious things it needs (perhaps some
> pci_msi_enable() return value checks, for example, but may not be
> needed at all in this case) and then stash it somewhere so it doesn't
> get lost in the void?

Can someone forward it to me so that I can see it?  I can't seem to
locate it at the moment, was I copied on it?

thanks,

greg k-h
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