Re: [RFC PATCH] PCI: remove access to pci_[enable|disable]_msi() for drivers - take 2

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Jun 08 2005 - 08:34:24 EST


> I also see one minor weakness in the assumption that CPU Vectors
> are global. Both IA64/PARISC can support per-CPU Vector tables.

x86-64 will eventually too, I definitely plan for it at some point.
We need it for very big machines where 255 interrupt vectors
are not enough. And as you say with MSI-X it becomes even more
important.

-Andi
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