linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/38] Annotate hardware config module parameters in drivers/clocksource/

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Date:   Sat, 15 Apr 2017 07:49:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        Jens Rottmann <JRottmann@...PERTEmbedded.de>,
        Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ued.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/38] Annotate hardware config module parameters in
 drivers/clocksource/

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017, David Howells wrote:
> Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> 
> > > -module_param_named(irq, timer_irq, int, 0644);
> > > +module_param_hw_named(irq, timer_irq, int, irq, 0644);
> > >  MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "Which IRQ to use for the clock source MFGPT ticks.");
> > 
> > I'm not sure about this. AFAIR the parameter is required to work on
> > anything else than some arbitrary hardware which has it mapped to 0.
> 
> Should it then be set through in-kernel platform initialisation since the
> AMD Geode is an embedded chip?

I think so. 

> Btw, is it possible to use IRQ grants to prevent a device that has limited IRQ
> options from being drivable?

What do you mean with 'IRQ grants' ?

Thanks

	tglx