Re: [PATCH] Unbreak MSI on ATI devices

From: Roland Dreier
Date: Thu Jan 04 2007 - 17:00:06 EST


> So my question is - what is real reason for disabling INTX when in MSI mode?
> According to PCI spec it should not be needed, and it hurts at least chips
> listed below:
>
> 00:13.0 0c03: 1002:4374 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
> 00:13.1 0c03: 1002:4375 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
> 00:13.2 0c03: 1002:4373 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller

heh... I'm not gloating or anything... but I am glad that some ASIC
designer was careless enough to prove me right when I said going
beyond what the PCI spec requires is dangerous.

- R.
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