Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] PCI/MSI: Factor out pci_get_msi_cap() interface

From: Alexander Gordeev
Date: Thu Sep 05 2013 - 11:38:52 EST


On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 11:04:42AM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
> The thing is, do we even have cases where arch code returns positive
> return to indicate possible partial allocation? If not, the whole
> interface is convoluted for no good reason and we can just make
> everything return 0 or -errno, which is a lot simpler. No?

As I mentioned in my other note, at least PPC has a concept of MSI quota,
so exceeding it would be the very case, I believe.

> Thanks.
>
> --
> tejun

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Alexander Gordeev
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