linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/15] ARM minor irq handler cleanups

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Message-ID: <480BC87C.9060305@garzik.org>
Date:	Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:49:32 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk, kernel@...tstofly.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/15] ARM minor irq handler cleanups

Russell King wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 06:17:32PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Andrew Morton wrote:
>>> If we had a migration plan (ie: request_irq_new(), above) then this of
>>> course wouldn't be a problem.
>> A fair comment...
> 
> Then we'll be stuck with request_irq_new() for the next 10 years or so.

(un-hijacking topic <grin>)

Another fair comment.  I am secretly hoping for the ease of a flag day 
(a la pt_regs) rather than a decade-long transition, but I readily to 
confess to dodging the entire issue by doing all these cleanups first :)

	Jeff




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