netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/2] be2net: Adding an option to use INTx instead of MSI-X

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Message-Id: <20101025.120943.189699949.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:09:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	somnath.kotur@...lex.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/2] be2net: Adding an option to use INTx
 instead of MSI-X

From: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@...lex.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:42:35 +0530

> By default, be2net uses MSIx wherever possible.
> Adding a module parameter to use INTx for users who do not want to use MSIx.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@...lex.com>

Either add a new ethtool flag, or use the PCI subsystem facilities
for tweaking things to implement this.

Do not use a module option, otherwise every other networking driver
author will get the same "cool" idea, give the module option
different names, and the resulting user experience is terrible.
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