2004-03-12 22:38:08

by long

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Subject: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64

Thanks for all inputs received from the previous patch posted a few
weeks ago. Based on Zwane Mwaikambo's suggestion of using a
standard name like assign_irq_vector(), we made some changes to
the previous posted patch. Attached is an update version, based on
kernel 2.6.4-rc3.

Please send us your comments on this patch.

Thanks,
Long

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diff -urN linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/Kconfig linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/Kconfig
--- linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/Kconfig 2004-03-09 19:00:42.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/Kconfig 2004-03-11 14:52:57.000000000 -0500
@@ -406,6 +406,18 @@
information about which PCI hardware does work under Linux and which
doesn't.

+config PCI_USE_VECTOR
+ bool "Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) Support"
+ default n
+ help
+ This enables MSI, Message Signaled Interrupt, on specific
+ MSI capable device functions detected upon requests from the
+ device drivers. Message Signal Interrupt enables an MSI-capable
+ hardware device to send an inbound Memory Write on its PCI bus
+ instead of asserting IRQ signal on device IRQ pin.
+
+ If you don't know what to do here, say N.
+
config PCI_DOMAINS
bool
default PCI
diff -urN linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c
--- linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2004-03-09 19:00:26.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2004-03-11 14:52:57.000000000 -0500
@@ -60,12 +60,18 @@
int
ia64_alloc_vector (void)
{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR
+ extern int assign_irq_vector(int irq);
+
+ return assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN);
+#else
static int next_vector = IA64_FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR;

if (next_vector > IA64_LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR)
/* XXX could look for sharable vectors instead of panic'ing... */
panic("ia64_alloc_vector: out of interrupt vectors!");
return next_vector++;
+#endif
}

extern unsigned int do_IRQ(unsigned long irq, struct pt_regs *regs);
diff -urN linux-2.6.4-rc3/drivers/pci/msi.c linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/drivers/pci/msi.c
--- linux-2.6.4-rc3/drivers/pci/msi.c 2004-03-09 19:00:42.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/drivers/pci/msi.c 2004-03-12 08:58:02.000000000 -0500
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@
#include <asm/errno.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
#include <asm/smp.h>
-#include <asm/desc.h>
-#include <asm/io_apic.h>
-#include <mach_apic.h>

+static void set_msi_affinity(unsigned int vector, cpumask_t cpu_mask);
#include "msi.h"

-
static spinlock_t msi_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
static struct msi_desc* msi_desc[NR_IRQS] = { [0 ... NR_IRQS-1] = NULL };
static kmem_cache_t* msi_cachep;
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@
{
struct msi_desc *entry;
struct msg_address address;
- unsigned int dest_id;

entry = (struct msi_desc *)msi_desc[vector];
if (!entry || !entry->dev)
@@ -113,10 +109,9 @@
entry->dev->bus->ops->read(entry->dev->bus, entry->dev->devfn,
msi_lower_address_reg(pos), 4,
&address.lo_address.value);
- dest_id = (address.lo_address.u.dest_id &
- MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER_MASK) |
- (cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask) << MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT);
- address.lo_address.u.dest_id = dest_id;
+ address.lo_address.value &= MSI_ADDRESS_DEST_ID_MASK;
+ address.lo_address.value |= (cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask) <<
+ MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT);
entry->msi_attrib.current_cpu = cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask);
entry->dev->bus->ops->write(entry->dev->bus, entry->dev->devfn,
msi_lower_address_reg(pos), 4,
@@ -129,10 +124,9 @@
PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_LOWER_ADDR_OFFSET;

address.lo_address.value = readl(entry->mask_base + offset);
- dest_id = (address.lo_address.u.dest_id &
- MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER_MASK) |
- (cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask) << MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT);
- address.lo_address.u.dest_id = dest_id;
+ address.lo_address.value &= MSI_ADDRESS_DEST_ID_MASK;
+ address.lo_address.value |= (cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask) <<
+ MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT);
entry->msi_attrib.current_cpu = cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask);
writel(address.lo_address.value, entry->mask_base + offset);
break;
@@ -265,11 +259,11 @@

memset(msi_address, 0, sizeof(struct msg_address));
msi_address->hi_address = (u32)0;
- dest_id = (MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER << MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER_SHIFT) |
- (MSI_TARGET_CPU << MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT);
- msi_address->lo_address.u.dest_mode = MSI_LOGICAL_MODE;
+ dest_id = (MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER << MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER_SHIFT);
+ msi_address->lo_address.u.dest_mode = MSI_DEST_MODE;
msi_address->lo_address.u.redirection_hint = MSI_REDIRECTION_HINT_MODE;
msi_address->lo_address.u.dest_id = dest_id;
+ msi_address->lo_address.value |= (MSI_TARGET_CPU << MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT);
}

static int pci_vector_resources(void)
@@ -277,18 +271,8 @@
static int res = -EINVAL;
int nr_free_vectors;

- if (res == -EINVAL) {
- int i, repeat;
- for (i = NR_REPEATS; i > 0; i--) {
- if ((FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR + i * 8) > FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR)
- continue;
- break;
- }
- i++;
- repeat = (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR)/i;
- res = i * repeat - NR_RESERVED_VECTORS + 1;
- }
-
+ if (res == -EINVAL)
+ res = vector_resources();
nr_free_vectors = res + nr_released_vectors - nr_alloc_vectors;

return nr_free_vectors;
@@ -298,10 +282,10 @@
{
static int current_vector = FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR, offset = 0;

- if (irq != MSI_AUTO && IO_APIC_VECTOR(irq) > 0)
+ if (irq != AUTO_ASSIGN && IO_APIC_VECTOR(irq) > 0)
return IO_APIC_VECTOR(irq);
next:
- current_vector += 8;
+ current_vector += VECTOR_STEP;
if (current_vector == SYSCALL_VECTOR)
goto next;

@@ -314,7 +298,7 @@
return -ENOSPC;

vector_irq[current_vector] = irq;
- if (irq != MSI_AUTO)
+ if (irq != AUTO_ASSIGN)
IO_APIC_VECTOR(irq) = current_vector;

nr_alloc_vectors++;
@@ -364,8 +348,8 @@
return -EBUSY;
}

- vector = assign_irq_vector(MSI_AUTO);
- if (vector == (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - 8))
+ vector = assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN);
+ if (vector == LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR)
new_vector_avail = 0;

spin_unlock_irqrestore(&msi_lock, flags);
diff -urN linux-2.6.4-rc3/drivers/pci/msi.h linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/drivers/pci/msi.h
--- linux-2.6.4-rc3/drivers/pci/msi.h 2004-03-09 19:00:38.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/drivers/pci/msi.h 2004-03-11 14:52:57.000000000 -0500
@@ -8,7 +8,33 @@
#ifndef MSI_H
#define MSI_H

-#define MSI_AUTO -1
+#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
+#include <asm/desc.h>
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86_64
+#include <mach_apic.h>
+#endif
+#define LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - 8)
+#define VECTOR_STEP 8
+#else
+#define FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR IA64_FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR
+#define LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR IA64_LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR
+#define FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR (IA64_LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR + 1)
+#define VECTOR_STEP 1
+static inline void set_intr_gate (int nr, void *func) {}
+#define IO_APIC_VECTOR(irq) (irq)
+#define ack_APIC_irq ia64_eoi
+#define irq_desc _irq_desc
+#define cpu_mask_to_apicid(mask) cpu_physical_id(first_cpu(mask))
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(AUTO_ASSIGN)
+#define AUTO_ASSIGN -1
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(SYSCALL_VECTOR)
+#define SYSCALL_VECTOR 0x80
+#endif
+
#define NR_REPEATS 23
#define NR_RESERVED_VECTORS 3 /*FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR,FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR,0x80 */

@@ -36,12 +62,25 @@
static inline void move_msi(int vector) {}
#endif

-#ifndef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
-static inline int get_ioapic_vector(struct pci_dev *dev) { return -1;}
-static inline void restore_ioapic_irq_handler(int irq) {}
+static inline int vector_resources(void)
+{
+ int res;
+#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
+ int i, repeat;
+ for (i = NR_REPEATS; i > 0; i--) {
+ if ((FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR + i * 8) > FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR)
+ continue;
+ break;
+ }
+ i++;
+ repeat = (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR)/i;
+ res = i * repeat - NR_RESERVED_VECTORS + 1;
#else
-extern void restore_ioapic_irq_handler(int irq);
+ res = LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR - 1;
#endif
+
+ return res;
+}

/*
* MSI-X Address Register
@@ -85,25 +124,34 @@
#define msix_mask(address) (address | PCI_MSIX_FLAGS_BITMASK)
#define msix_is_pending(address) (address & PCI_MSIX_FLAGS_PENDMASK)

-
/*
* MSI Defined Data Structures
*/
#define MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER 0xfee
#define MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER_SHIFT 12
#define MSI_ADDRESS_HEADER_MASK 0xfff000
-#define MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT 4
+#define MSI_ADDRESS_DEST_ID_MASK 0xfff0000f
#define MSI_TARGET_CPU_MASK 0xff
#define MSI_DELIVERY_MODE 0
#define MSI_LEVEL_MODE 1 /* Edge always assert */
#define MSI_TRIGGER_MODE 0 /* MSI is edge sensitive */
+#define MSI_PHYSICAL_MODE 0
#define MSI_LOGICAL_MODE 1
#define MSI_REDIRECTION_HINT_MODE 0
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IA64
+#define MSI_DEST_MODE MSI_PHYSICAL_MODE
+#define MSI_TARGET_CPU ((ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_CR_LID) >> 16) & 0xffff)
+#define MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT 4
+#else
+#define MSI_DEST_MODE MSI_LOGICAL_MODE
+#define MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT 12
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
#define MSI_TARGET_CPU logical_smp_processor_id()
#else
#define MSI_TARGET_CPU TARGET_CPUS
#endif
+#endif

struct msg_data {
#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
diff -urN linux-2.6.4-rc3/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h
--- linux-2.6.4-rc3/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h 2004-03-09 19:00:29.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h 2004-03-11 14:52:57.000000000 -0500
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
#define IA64_MAX_VECTORED_IRQ 255
#define IA64_NUM_VECTORS 256

+#define AUTO_ASSIGN -1
+
#define IA64_SPURIOUS_INT_VECTOR 0x0f

/*


2004-03-12 23:31:43

by Zwane Mwaikambo

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Subject: Re: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, long wrote:

> Thanks for all inputs received from the previous patch posted a few
> weeks ago. Based on Zwane Mwaikambo's suggestion of using a
> standard name like assign_irq_vector(), we made some changes to
> the previous posted patch. Attached is an update version, based on
> kernel 2.6.4-rc3.

Thanks for doing this, i have a few comments;

> diff -urN linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c
> --- linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2004-03-09 19:00:26.000000000 -0500
> +++ linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2004-03-11 14:52:57.000000000 -0500
> @@ -60,12 +60,18 @@
> int
> ia64_alloc_vector (void)
> {
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR
> + extern int assign_irq_vector(int irq);
> +
> + return assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN);
> +#else
> static int next_vector = IA64_FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR;
>
> if (next_vector > IA64_LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR)
> /* XXX could look for sharable vectors instead of panic'ing... */
> panic("ia64_alloc_vector: out of interrupt vectors!");
> return next_vector++;
> +#endif
> }

This one is slightly confusing readability wise since ia64 already does
the vector based interrupt numbering. Perhaps CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR should
really be CONFIG_MSI but that's up to you. I wonder if we could
consolidate these vector allocators as assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN) has
the same semantics as ia64_alloc_vector() and the one for i386 is also
almost the same as its MSI ilk.

> +static inline int vector_resources(void)
> +{
> + int res;
> +#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
> + int i, repeat;
> + for (i = NR_REPEATS; i > 0; i--) {
> + if ((FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR + i * 8) > FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR)
> + continue;
> + break;
> + }
> + i++;
> + repeat = (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR)/i;
> + res = i * repeat - NR_RESERVED_VECTORS + 1;
> #else
> -extern void restore_ioapic_irq_handler(int irq);
> + res = LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR - 1;
> #endif
> +
> + return res;
> +}

Is this supposed to return number of vectors available for external
devices? Also regarding vector allocation, assign_irq_vector() in
drivers/pci/msi.c only can allocate 166 vectors before going -ENOSPC is
this intentional?

Thanks,
Zwane

2004-03-12 23:35:21

by David Mosberger

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Subject: Re: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64

>>>>> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:26:39 -0500 (EST), Zwane Mwaikambo <[email protected]> said:

Zwane> I wonder if we could consolidate these vector allocators as
Zwane> assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN) has the same semantics as
Zwane> ia64_alloc_vector() and the one for i386 is also almost the
Zwane> same as its MSI ilk.

Agreed. I don't see any reason why ia64_alloc_vector() and
assign_irq_vector() couldn't or shouldn't be one and the same thing
(and assign_irq_vector() is a fine name).

Tom, if you want to send me a patch that converts the existing uses of
ia64_alloc_vector() to assign_irq_vector(), I'd be happy to apply
(assuming it's clean etc., as usual).

--david

2004-03-12 23:47:18

by Bjorn Helgaas

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Subject: Re: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64

On Friday 12 March 2004 4:26 pm, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> This one is slightly confusing readability wise since ia64 already does
> the vector based interrupt numbering. Perhaps CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR should
> really be CONFIG_MSI but that's up to you.

I don't know much about MSI, but it certainly confused me that the
config symbol is CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR. I think CONFIG_PCI_MSI would
make the most sense, but maybe it's too late.

2004-03-13 00:15:32

by Nguyen, Tom L

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Subject: RE: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:

>> diff -urN linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c
>> --- linux-2.6.4-rc3/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2004-03-09 19:00:26.000000000 -0500
>> +++ linux-2.6.4-rc3-msi/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2004-03-11 14:52:57.000000000 -0500
>> @@ -60,12 +60,18 @@
>> int
>> ia64_alloc_vector (void)
>> {
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR
>> + extern int assign_irq_vector(int irq);
>> +
>> + return assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN);
>> +#else
>> static int next_vector = IA64_FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR;
>>
>> if (next_vector > IA64_LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR)
>> /* XXX could look for sharable vectors instead of panic'ing... */
>> panic("ia64_alloc_vector: out of interrupt vectors!");
>> return next_vector++;
>> +#endif
>> }

>This one is slightly confusing readability wise since ia64 already does
>the vector based interrupt numbering. Perhaps CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR should
>really be CONFIG_MSI but that's up to you.

Agree. Perhaps we should change CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR to CONFIG_PCI_MSI.

>I wonder if we could
>consolidate these vector allocators as assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN) has
>the same semantics as ia64_alloc_vector() and the one for i386 is also
>almost the same as its MSI ilk.

Agree. Will look into a way to consolidate these vector allocators.

>> +static inline int vector_resources(void)
>> +{
>> + int res;
>> +#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
>> + int i, repeat;
>> + for (i = NR_REPEATS; i > 0; i--) {
>> + if ((FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR + i * 8) > FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR)
>> + continue;
>> + break;
>> + }
>> + i++;
>> + repeat = (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR)/i;
>> + res = i * repeat - NR_RESERVED_VECTORS + 1;
>> #else
>> -extern void restore_ioapic_irq_handler(int irq);
>> + res = LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR - 1;
>> #endif
>> +
>> + return res;
>> +}

>Is this supposed to return number of vectors available for external
>devices? Also regarding vector allocation, assign_irq_vector() in
>drivers/pci/msi.c only can allocate 166 vectors before going -ENOSPC is
>this intentional?

Yes, this serves to return number of vectors available for external
devices. Regarding vector allocation, you bring up a very good point of
why assign_irq_vector() in drivers/pci/msi.c allocates only 166 vectors
before going -ENOSPC. We will look into a way to maximize number of
vectors without crossing over FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR.

Thanks,
Long


2004-03-13 00:23:48

by Nguyen, Tom L

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Subject: RE: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, David Mosberger wrote:

>>>>> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:26:39 -0500 (EST), Zwane Mwaikambo <[email protected]> said:

> Zwane> I wonder if we could consolidate these vector allocators as
> Zwane> assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN) has the same semantics as
> Zwane> ia64_alloc_vector() and the one for i386 is also almost the
> Zwane> same as its MSI ilk.

> Agreed. I don't see any reason why ia64_alloc_vector() and
> assign_irq_vector() couldn't or shouldn't be one and the same thing
> (and assign_irq_vector() is a fine name).

Agree. Thanks!

> Tom, if you want to send me a patch that converts the existing uses of
> ia64_alloc_vector() to assign_irq_vector(), I'd be happy to apply
> (assuming it's clean etc., as usual).

Thanks! We'll do. I will work with Tony and Jun to consolidate i386/IA64 vector
allocators to ensure it is clean.

Thanks,
Long

2004-03-13 01:45:59

by Nakajima, Jun

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Subject: RE: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64

Long,

I agree with David and Zwane. The other thing is those CONFIG_IA64
below. We should move those to the arch-specific directory, by defining
interface/macro.

Jun

>-#define MSI_AUTO -1
>+#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
>+#include <asm/desc.h>
>+#ifndef CONFIG_X86_64
>+#include <mach_apic.h>
>+#endif
>
>-#ifndef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
>-static inline int get_ioapic_vector(struct pci_dev *dev) { return -1;}
>-static inline void restore_ioapic_irq_handler(int irq) {}
>+static inline int vector_resources(void)
>+{
>+ int res;
>+#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
>+ int i, repeat;
>+ for (i = NR_REPEATS; i > 0; i--) {
>+ if ((FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR + i * 8) > FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR)
>+ continue;
>+ break;
>+ }
>+ i++;
>+ repeat = (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR)/i;
>+ res = i * repeat - NR_RESERVED_VECTORS + 1;
> #else
>-extern void restore_ioapic_irq_handler(int irq);
>+ res = LAST_DEVICE_VECTOR - FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR - 1;
> #endif
>+
>+ return res;
>+}
>
>+#ifdef CONFIG_IA64
>+#define MSI_DEST_MODE MSI_PHYSICAL_MODE
>+#define MSI_TARGET_CPU ((ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_CR_LID) >> 16) &
0xffff)
>+#define MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT 4
>+#else
>+#define MSI_DEST_MODE MSI_LOGICAL_MODE
>+#define MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT 12
> #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> #define MSI_TARGET_CPU
logical_smp_processor_id()
> #else
> #define MSI_TARGET_CPU TARGET_CPUS
> #endif
>+#endif

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nguyen, Tom L
>Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 4:22 PM
>To: [email protected]; Zwane Mwaikambo
>Cc: long; [email protected]; [email protected];
>[email protected]; [email protected]; Nakajima, Jun; Luck, Tony
>Subject: RE: RE[PATCH]2.6.4-rc3 MSI Support for IA64
>
>On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, David Mosberger wrote:
>
>>>>>> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:26:39 -0500 (EST), Zwane Mwaikambo
><[email protected]> said:
>
>> Zwane> I wonder if we could consolidate these vector allocators as
>> Zwane> assign_irq_vector(AUTO_ASSIGN) has the same semantics as
>> Zwane> ia64_alloc_vector() and the one for i386 is also almost the
>> Zwane> same as its MSI ilk.
>
>> Agreed. I don't see any reason why ia64_alloc_vector() and
>> assign_irq_vector() couldn't or shouldn't be one and the same thing
>> (and assign_irq_vector() is a fine name).
>
>Agree. Thanks!
>
>> Tom, if you want to send me a patch that converts the existing uses
of
>> ia64_alloc_vector() to assign_irq_vector(), I'd be happy to apply
>> (assuming it's clean etc., as usual).
>
>Thanks! We'll do. I will work with Tony and Jun to consolidate
i386/IA64
>vector
>allocators to ensure it is clean.
>
>Thanks,
>Long