linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2 v3] SGI RTC: add generic timer system interrupt

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Message-ID: <4925F095.40107@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:19:49 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@....com>, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v3] SGI RTC: add generic timer system interrupt

Andrew Morton wrote:
>>
>> Refreshing this to use 0xed as the vector.  Have repackaged it to be more
>> generic.
>>

What happened to the concept of using normal IRQs for this, via a custom
irqchip?  Adding more reserved vectors really sucks, and it affects
non-SGI platforms, which could potentially run out of vectors as a result.

	-hpa
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