linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] PCI/MSI: Introduce pci_msix_table

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Message-ID: <20090125053545.GC22539@colo.lackof.org>
Date:	Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:35:45 -0700
From:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>,
	Kenji Kaneshige <kaneshige.kenji@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] PCI/MSI: Introduce pci_msix_table_size()

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:29:47PM -0700, Grant Grundler wrote:
> Is this intended to be used by drivers?

The answer depends on if "PCI Express port driver" can be loaded
as a module.

> If so, can you please add (a) corresponding documentation in
> either the MSI or pci.txt files and (b) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL?
> 
> If not, can this declaration be static?
> (I haven't yet looked at the second patch...maybe this is obvious once
> I do.)

The answer seems to be no, it can't be static.

thanks,
grant
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