Re: [PATCH 1/3] PCI: endpoint: Add RC-to-EP doorbell support using platform MSI controller

From: Frank Li
Date: Wed Sep 06 2023 - 11:00:34 EST


On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 08:22:27PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > >
> > > Can't you assign it in the EPF driver itself? I do not want any OF reference in
> > > the EPF core since it has no OF support.
> >
> > If that, Each EPF driver need do duplicate work.
> >
>
> Yes, and that's how it should be. EPF core has no job in supplying the of_node.
> It is the responsibility of the EPF drivers as they depend on OF for platform
> support.

EPF driver still not depend on OF. such pci-epf-test, which was probed by
configfs.

Frank

>
> - Mani
>
> > IMS will support per-device MSI domain, then we can implement customized
> > MSI irq allocated. But so far, it is simplest solution, we can update it
> > after IMS implementation at kernel. Only one place need be changed.
> >
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