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@@ -243,6 +243,19 @@ MSI-X Table. This address is mapped by the PCI subsystem, and should not
be accessed directly by the device driver. If the driver wishes to
mask or unmask an interrupt, it should call disable_irq() / enable_irq().
+4.3.4 pci_msix_vec_count
+
+int pci_msix_vec_count(struct pci_dev *dev)
+
+This function could be used to retrieve number of entries in the device
+MSI-X table.
+
+If this function returns a negative number, it indicates the device is
+not capable of sending MSI-Xs.
+
+If this function returns a positive number, it indicates the maximum
+number of MSI-X interrupt vectors that could be allocated.
+
4.4 Handling devices implementing both MSI and MSI-X capabilities
If a device implements both MSI and MSI-X capabilities, it can