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: <20101027.084501.193727326.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:45:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	michael@...erman.id.au
Cc:	bhutchings@...arflare.com, somnath.kotur@...lex.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/2] be2net: Adding an option to use INTx
 instead of MSI-X

From: Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:52:08 +1100

> That horse has really really bolted, it's gawn.
> 
> I count 26 drivers with "disable MSI/X" parameters. Some even have more
> than one.
> 
> 11 of them are network drivers, 9 scsi, 3 ata.
> 
> I agree it's a mess for users, but it's probably preferable to a
> non-working driver.

Stupid inappropriate things being in the tree doesn't mean I need
to accept more of them.
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