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Re: pci_intr_alloc() vs pci_intr_establish() - retry type?
Hello,
On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 07:48:09 -0500 (EST)
Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost> wrote:
> >> This reminds me - how does a driver know if any kind of MSI support
> >> is even available?
> > it shouldn't need to.
>
> Okay, then I'm missing something. I've seen hardware where enabling
> MSI is something device-specific (a value in a register, typically),
> meaning _something_ MD, presumably the driver, has to be involved if
> MSI is to be used.
Or, for that matter, if it can use one IRQ or - say - 8 MSI.
have fun
Michael
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