Re: [PATCH #upstream] ahci/sata_vsc: drop intx manipulation on msi enable

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Tejun Heo wrote:
> There's no need to turn off intx explicitly on msi enable.  This is
> automatically handled by pci.  Drop it.
> 
> Note that, in sata_vsc's case, it was completely redundant; however,
> for ahci, it might be needed on machines if the BIOS turns intx off
> during boot.  However, there's no evidence of such behavior for ahci
> and the only such case seems to be ICH5 PATA according to ata_piix.
> Also, given the way ahci operates, it's highly unlikely BIOS ever
> disables IRQ for the controller.  However, as this change has slight
> possibility of introducing failure, please schedule it for #upstream.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>

Ping.

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tejun
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