linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI: Add Ralink RT2800 broken INTx masking quirk

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Message-ID: <1339088741.26976.19.camel@ul30vt>
Date:	Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:05:41 -0600
From:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
To:	Andreas Hartmann <andihartmann@...19freenet.de>
Cc:	bhelgaas@...gle.com, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	jan.kiszka@...mens.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI: Add Ralink RT2800 broken INTx masking quirk

On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 08:18 +0200, Andreas Hartmann wrote:
> Hello Alex,
> 
> what about a module parameter to achieve this behaviour manually by
> the user without recompiling? I fear, there are much more candidates
> out there needing this "feature".

Yeah, that's probably a good idea.  For debugging and letting users have
a workaround rather than any kind of regular use.  I'll add a nointxmask
to vfio-pci with a description indicating that if it fixes a device to
report it for quirking.  Thanks,

Alex

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