Re: [PATCH] PCI: Move test of INTx masking to pci_setup_device

From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Sat Jun 17 2017 - 21:14:51 EST


On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 06:45:44PM +0100, Piotr Gregor wrote:
> Hi Bjorn,
>
> The pci_cfg_access_lock is most likely not needed there.
> The assignment by return type is indeed preferred in this case.
>
> However, you have changed the meaning of returned boolean information
> by pci_intx_mask_broken leaving pci_intx_mask_supported unchanged.
> The test should be:
>
> if (new != toggle) /* the test failed */
> return 1;
> return 0;

Oh, you're absolutely right, thanks for catching that! I updated my
pci/enumeration branch.

> Regarding v2.3 - do you think it is worth to apply the check
> so we would have something like
>
> if ((new == toggle) || PCI_VERSION_PRIOR_TO_23) /* test OK or PCI prior to r2.3 */
> return 0;
> return 1;

I'm not sure how to test for r2.3 compliance. But even if we could, I
guess I think the current code is probably better because it actually
checks the property we care about, not a spec revision that is one
step removed from the property.

Bjorn