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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] PCI: remove pci_enable_msix
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On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 03:03:30PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> Indeed, but pci_enable_msix_range() only appeared in 3.14.
> We have to support a wide range of kernels.
> I think we've finally managed to get most of our customers off 2.6.18.

That's your problem, not that of upstream kernel developers.