linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64 irq: reset more to default when clear irq_vector for destroy

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Date:	Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:02:05 -0700
From:	"Yinghai Lu" <yinghai.lu@....com>
To:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@....de>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>,
	"Muli Ben-Yehuda" <muli@...ibm.com>
Cc:	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64 irq: reset more to default when clear irq_vector for destroy_irq

Andi,

This could get into your tree.

YH

On 10/24/06, Yinghai Lu <yinghai.lu@....com> wrote:
> resend with gmail.
>
> Clear the irq releated entries in irq_vector, irq_domain and vector_irq
> instead of clearing irq_vector only. So when new irq is created, it
> could reuse that vector. (actually is the second loop scanning from
> FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR+8). This could avoid the vectors are used up
> with enough module inserting and removing
>
> Cc: Eric W. Biedierman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> Signed-off-By: Yinghai Lu <yinghai.lu@....com>
>
>
>
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