PCI/MSI: Document pci_alloc_irq_vectors(), deprecate pci_enable_msi()
Document pci_alloc_irq_vectors() instead of the deprecated pci_enable_msi() and pci_enable_msix() APIs. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
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@ -382,18 +382,18 @@ The fundamental difference between MSI and MSI-X is how multiple
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"vectors" get allocated. MSI requires contiguous blocks of vectors
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while MSI-X can allocate several individual ones.
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MSI capability can be enabled by calling pci_enable_msi() or
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pci_enable_msix() before calling request_irq(). This causes
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the PCI support to program CPU vector data into the PCI device
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capability registers.
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MSI capability can be enabled by calling pci_alloc_irq_vectors() with the
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PCI_IRQ_MSI and/or PCI_IRQ_MSIX flags before calling request_irq(). This
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causes the PCI support to program CPU vector data into the PCI device
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capability registers. Many architectures, chip-sets, or BIOSes do NOT
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support MSI or MSI-X and a call to pci_alloc_irq_vectors with just
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the PCI_IRQ_MSI and PCI_IRQ_MSIX flags will fail, so try to always
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specify PCI_IRQ_LEGACY as well.
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If your PCI device supports both, try to enable MSI-X first.
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Only one can be enabled at a time. Many architectures, chip-sets,
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or BIOSes do NOT support MSI or MSI-X and the call to pci_enable_msi/msix
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will fail. This is important to note since many drivers have
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two (or more) interrupt handlers: one for MSI/MSI-X and another for IRQs.
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They choose which handler to register with request_irq() based on the
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return value from pci_enable_msi/msix().
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Drivers that have different interrupt handlers for MSI/MSI-X and
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legacy INTx should chose the right one based on the msi_enabled
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and msix_enabled flags in the pci_dev structure after calling
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pci_alloc_irq_vectors.
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There are (at least) two really good reasons for using MSI:
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1) MSI is an exclusive interrupt vector by definition.
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