linux-kernel - Why MSI is limited to 32 interrupts maximum

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Date:   Sat, 15 Oct 2016 12:37:55 +0000
From:   Bharat Kumar Gogada <bharat.kumar.gogada@...inx.com>
To:     "linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "Marc Zyngier" <marc.zyngier@....com>
Subject: Why MSI is limited to 32 interrupts maximum

Hi

Can anyone tell why MSI interrupts are limited to maximum 32 interrupts, even though we have 16bit message data register ?

Regards,
Bharat

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