/*
  *  cmd line parameters
  */
+static int mpt_msi_enable;
+module_param(mpt_msi_enable, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_msi_enable, " MSI Support Enable (default=0)");
+
 #ifdef MFCNT
 static int mfcounter = 0;
 #define PRINT_MF_COUNT 20000
 
        ioc->pci_irq = -1;
        if (pdev->irq) {
+               if (mpt_msi_enable && !pci_enable_msi(pdev))
+                       printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT "PCI-MSI enabled\n", ioc->name);
+
                r = request_irq(pdev->irq, mpt_interrupt, SA_SHIRQ, ioc->name, ioc);
 
                if (r < 0) {
 
                list_del(&ioc->list);
                free_irq(ioc->pci_irq, ioc);
+               if (mpt_msi_enable)
+                       pci_disable_msi(pdev);
                iounmap(mem);
                kfree(ioc);
                pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
        if (ioc->pci_irq != -1) {
                free_irq(ioc->pci_irq, ioc);
+               if (mpt_msi_enable)
+                       pci_disable_msi(ioc->pcidev);
                ioc->pci_irq = -1;
        }