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Re: [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically

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Ath9k is an old driver for old chips, and they work fine with legacy INTx.
But some new platforms are using it, so I think we should list those
new platforms which blocks INTx in the driver.

BTW, new chips use ath10k driver.

2017-09-26 14:44 GMT+08:00 Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>:
> On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 02:41:35PM +0800, AceLan Kao wrote:
>> Some platform(BIOS) blocks legacy interrupts (INTx), and only allows MSI
>> for WLAN device. So adding a quirk to list those machines and set
>> use_msi automatically.
>> Adding Dell Inspiron 24-3460 to the quirk.
>
> Huh?  Using MSI should be the default, and skipping MSI should be
> a quirk if needed at all (usually it should be autodetected)

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[PATCH 1/6] ath9k: add MSI support and use_msi parameter AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-26 08:50 +0200
  [PATCH 6/6] ath9k: set use_msi=1 on Dell Inspiron 14-3473 AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-26 08:50 +0200
  [PATCH 4/6] ath9k: set use_msi=1 on Dell Inspiron 3472 AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-26 08:50 +0200
  [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-26 08:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> - 2017-09-26 08:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-26 09:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> - 2017-09-26 16:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> - 2017-09-26 16:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-28 10:30 +0200
              Re: [PATCH 2/6] ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically Daniel Drake <drake@endlessm.com> - 2017-10-02 06:30 +0200
  [PATCH 3/6] ath9k: set use_msi=1 on Dell Vostro 3262 AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-26 08:50 +0200
  [PATCH 5/6] ath9k: set use_msi=1 on Dell Vostro 15-3572 AceLan Kao <acelan.kao@canonical.com> - 2017-09-26 08:50 +0200

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