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From: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>
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Subject: Kernel Options: To use MSI-X or not?
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Hello,

I was curious whether its best to use MSI-X when the driver supports it or 
not?

Example, 3ware cards/Intel Audio Drivers you can use MSI-X instead of 
having several devices use/share an interrupt.

What are the pros/cons to using MSI-X vs. having devices share an IRQ?

Justin.