linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v2 10/29] PCI/MSI: Get rid of pci_enable_msi_block

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Date:	Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:21:14 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
	Mark Lord <kernel@...rt.ca>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v2 10/29] PCI/MSI: Get rid of
 pci_enable_msi_block_auto() interface

On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 07:12:10PM +0200, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> As result of introduction of pci_get_msi_cap() interface
> pci_enable_msi_block_auto() function became superflous.
> 
> To enable maximum possible number of MSIs drivers will
> first obtain that number from pci_get_msi_cap() function
> and then call pci_enable_msi_block() interface.

It'd be nice to mention that _auto has been introduced recently and
has only single user in ahci which is updated by this patch.

> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Bjorn, please feel free to route this through pci branch.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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