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authorDanilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>2026-08-13 18:52:04 +0200
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PCI: Add pci_irq_type() to query the allocated interrupt typegrafted
Add a helper that returns PCI_IRQ_MSIX, PCI_IRQ_MSI, or PCI_IRQ_INTX based on the interrupt type the PCI core selected after pci_alloc_irq_vectors(). Several drivers already open-code this check against pdev->msix_enabled and pdev->msi_enabled, or even open code this helper [1]. A common helper avoids the duplication and keeps drivers from accessing the bitfield directly (see also [2]). Acked-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com> Tested-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com> Link: https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v7.1/source/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c#L196 [1] Inspired-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/DKKG2QM3YJYB.Z2H2B2UXJ75N@kernel.org/ [2] Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260813165234.620555-5-dakr@kernel.org [ Add missing pci_irq_type() stub for CONFIG_PCI=n. ] Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
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+Mono(tm) Binary Kernel Support for Linux
+-----------------------------------------
+
+To configure Linux to automatically execute Mono-based .NET binaries
+(in the form of .exe files) without the need to use the mono CLR
+wrapper, you can use the BINFMT_MISC kernel support.
+
+This will allow you to execute Mono-based .NET binaries just like any
+other program after you have done the following:
+
+1) You MUST FIRST install the Mono CLR support, either by downloading
+ a binary package, a source tarball or by installing from Git. Binary
+ packages for several distributions can be found at:
+
+ https://www.mono-project.com/download/
+
+ Instructions for compiling Mono can be found at:
+
+ https://www.mono-project.com/docs/compiling-mono/linux/
+
+ Once the Mono CLR support has been installed, just check that
+ ``/usr/bin/mono`` (which could be located elsewhere, for example
+ ``/usr/local/bin/mono``) is working.
+
+2) You have to compile BINFMT_MISC either as a module or into
+ the kernel (``CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC``) and set it up properly.
+ If you choose to compile it as a module, you will have
+ to insert it manually with modprobe/insmod, as kmod
+ cannot be easily supported with binfmt_misc.
+ Read the file ``binfmt_misc.txt`` in this directory to know
+ more about the configuration process.
+
+3) Add the following entries to ``/etc/rc.local`` or similar script
+ to be run at system startup:
+
+ .. code-block:: sh
+
+ # Insert BINFMT_MISC module into the kernel
+ if [ ! -e /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register ]; then
+ /sbin/modprobe binfmt_misc
+ # Some distributions, like Fedora Core, perform
+ # the following command automatically when the
+ # binfmt_misc module is loaded into the kernel
+ # or during normal boot up (systemd-based systems).
+ # Thus, it is possible that the following line
+ # is not needed at all.
+ mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
+ fi
+
+ # Register support for .NET CLR binaries
+ if [ -e /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register ]; then
+ # Replace /usr/bin/mono with the correct pathname to
+ # the Mono CLR runtime (usually /usr/local/bin/mono
+ # when compiling from sources or CVS).
+ echo ':CLR:M::MZ::/usr/bin/mono:' > /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register
+ else
+ echo "No binfmt_misc support"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+4) Check that ``.exe`` binaries can be ran without the need of a
+ wrapper script, simply by launching the ``.exe`` file directly
+ from a command prompt, for example::
+
+ /usr/bin/xsd.exe
+
+ .. note::
+
+ If this fails with a permission denied error, check
+ that the ``.exe`` file has execute permissions.