linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] x86: io_apic: Move and reenable irq only when CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING

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Date:	Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:35:03 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] x86: io_apic: Move and reenable irq only when
 CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ=y


* Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com> wrote:

> When CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ=n irq move and reenable code 
> is never get executed, nor do_unmask_irq variable updates its 
> init value. Move the code under CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ 
> macro.

It's not clear from the changelog what it does though, and the
#ifdefs are quite a mess. Does the patch fix some real bug? Or 
does it remove dead code from certain .config variations?

Thanks,

	Ingo
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