Re: [PATCH] pci: change msi-x vector to 32bit

[Yinghai Lu]

On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Eric W. Biederman
<ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> The 28 bits aren't enough, are they: we need domain as well (and surely we can
>> have more than 16 domains?)
>
> The justification is questionable.  The fact that the irq number
> reported for msi-x vectors is only 16bits is a bug.  Everywhere else
> in the kernel an irq number is stored in a 32bit field.

they assume irq < 65536?

if use NR_IRQS = NR_VEVTORS * NR_CPUS...
256*1024 ==> .... PROBLEM...

>
> We also have a few other bits of craziness in the msix interface.
> The entry field in msix_entry is unnecessary.

Agreed. qla will have another copy again.

>
> In fact now that we have a linked list of irq entries we stop passing
> the structure entirely.

msi_list in dev?

YH
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