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

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Message-ID: <5986589C150B2F49A46483AC44C7BCA412D763@ssvlexmb2.amd.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:40:35 -0700
From:	"Lu, Yinghai" <yinghai.lu@....com>
To:	"Muli Ben-Yehuda" <muli@...ibm.com>
cc:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@....de>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>,
	"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

Thanks.

I only found ht_irq and msi call destroy_irq. How about io_apic? 

YH

-----Original Message-----
From: Muli Ben-Yehuda [mailto:muli@...ibm.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 4:30 AM
To: Lu, Yinghai
Cc: Andi Kleen; Eric W. Biederman; Andrew Morton; Linux Kernel Mailing
List
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64 irq: reset more to default when clear
irq_vector for destroy_irq

On Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 08:46:31PM -0700, Yinghai Lu 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>

I hope I'm testing the right patch... this one boots and works fine.

Cheers,
Muli




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