On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 04:36:46PM -0500, Martine Silbermann wrote:
> Having spent a non trivial amount of time trying to pull in the
> code to enable MSI, I would suggest that a clear indication in
> Kconfig that MSI requires CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR would be very helpful.
> Also since the MSI code was integrated into 2.6.1 I've updated the
> comment that called for installing the MSI patch.
You may use this list for reviewing only. If you like to have the patch applied
you should send in on to Andrew Morton or Linus, and I suggest cc: linux-kernel.
Sam
> Martine
> --- linux-2.6.3-rc2/arch/i386/Kconfig 2004-02-09 22:00:27.000000000 -0500
> +++ linux-2.6.3-rc2_mine/arch/i386/Kconfig 2004-02-12 14:24:37.000000000 -0500
> @@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@
> default y
>
> config PCI_USE_VECTOR
> - bool "Vector-based interrupt indexing"
> + bool "Vector-based interrupt indexing (MSI)"
> depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC && X86_IO_APIC
> default n
> help
> @@ -1066,11 +1066,11 @@
> 1) Support MSI implementation.
> 2) Support future IOxAPIC hotplug
>
> - Note that this enables MSI, Message Signaled Interrupt, on all
> - MSI capable device functions detected if users also install the
> - MSI patch. Message Signal Interrupt enables an MSI-capable
> - hardware device to send an inbound Memory Write on its PCI bus
> - instead of asserting IRQ signal on device IRQ pin.
> + Note that this allows the device drivers to enable MSI, Message
> + Signaled Interrupt, on all MSI capable device functions detected.
> + Message Signal Interrupt enables an MSI-capable hardware device to
> + send an inbound Memory Write on its PCI bus instead of asserting
> + IRQ signal on device IRQ pin.
>
> If you don't know what to do here, say N.
>
--
-------------------------------------------------------
SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now.
Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with
a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now!
http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click
_______________________________________________
kbuild-devel mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel
