[PATCH v2 06/10] ARM: tegra: pcie: Add MSI support

[Thierry Reding]

* Stephen Warren wrote:
> On 06/12/2012 12:10 AM, Thierry Reding wrote:
> > * Thierry Reding wrote:
> >> * Stephen Warren wrote:
> >>> On 06/11/2012 09:05 AM, Thierry Reding wrote:
> > [...]
> >>>> +static int tegra_pcie_disable_msi(struct platform_device
> >>>> *pdev)
> >>> 
> >>> Should this free pcie->msi->pages?
> >> 
> >> Yes it should. I actually mention making that change in the
> >> changelog but in fact didn't.
> > 
> > This is really moot because the driver cannot be built as a module
> > currently because arch_setup_msi_irq() and arch_teardown_msi_irq()
> > need to be built-in so tegra_pcie_disable_msi() will be called only
> > just before the machine is shut down.
> > 
> > Perhaps this is something that should be addressed? Or is it just
> > not worth the effort?
> 
> Well, if the driver provides a shutdown/removal path at all, it seems
> like it should be complete. I assume it's trivial to free those pages?

Yes, it's trivial and I'll definitely add it. What I was saying is that
it doesn't matter really, unless something is done to allow the driver
to be built as a module. It is also tedious to test the shutdown/removal
for built-in drivers.

Thierry
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