linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 03/11] PCI/MSI: Refactor pci_dev_msi

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Date:	Tue, 5 Aug 2014 17:35:04 -0500
From:	Stuart Yoder <b08248@...il.com>
To:	Yijing Wang <wangyijing@...wei.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Xinwei Hu <huxinwei@...wei.com>,
	Wuyun <wuyun.wu@...wei.com>, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, Paul.Mundt@...wei.com,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...isc-linux.org>,
	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, arnab.basu@...escale.com,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Hanjun Guo <guohanjun@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 03/11] PCI/MSI: Refactor pci_dev_msi_enabled()

On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 10:08 PM, Yijing Wang <wangyijing@...wei.com> wrote:
> Pci_dev_msi_enabled() is used to check whether device
> MSI/MSIX enabled. Refactor this function  to suuport
> checking only device MSI or MSIX enabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yijing Wang <wangyijing@...wei.com>

So this patch refactors things so that checks like this:
   > -       if (!dev->msi_enabled)

are moved into a function:
   > +       if (!pci_dev_msi_enabled(dev, MSI_TYPE))

Can you explain a bit more why this  needed.   Is it just cleanup?

Thanks,
Stuart
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