linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/25] dyn_array and nr

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Message-ID: <4898DBD8.4000002@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:01:44 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Dhaval Giani <dhaval@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Mike Travis <travis@....com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/25] dyn_array and nr_irqs support v3

Yinghai Lu wrote:
> Peter, Andrew,
> 
> Please check dyn_array support for x86
> v3: split changing to nr_irqs to small patches
>     fix checkpatch error
>     reorder the patch sequence to make dyn_array support go at first
> 	so could use that with arrays other than NR_IRQS
> 

The real issue is that I think Eric is right: the dyn_array is an 
interesting data structure, but it's the wrong solution for the problem. 
  A static array would have to be ridiculously large given the potential 
number of interrupt sources.

	-hpa

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