[PATCH 6/9] MPIC MSI allocator

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Fri Dec 15 01:46:26 EST 2006


>>> if get_property("msi_available")
>>> 	mpic_msi_reserve_dt_irqs()
>>
>> available-msi is a better name now that I think of it, or better  
>> even:
>> "msi-ranges"
>
> "msi-ranges" is ambiguous, are the ranges available or reserved?
>
> How about "msi-available-ranges" :D

The property describes vectors that are not (yet) in use by
the hardware; so let's do "available-vectors"?


Segher




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