linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86, io_apic: Introduce function pointer for setup_timer_IRQ0

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Date:	Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:57:21 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@...akpoint.cc>
CC:	<x86@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<joro@...tes.org>, Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86, io_apic: Introduce function pointer for
 setup_timer_IRQ0_pin

On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 08:16:03PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 03:55:56PM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
> > index 827f8a1..71824fc 100644
> > --- a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
> > +++ b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
> > @@ -87,11 +87,18 @@ error:
> >  	return ret;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void __init irq_remapping_setup_timer_pin(unsigned int ioapic_idx,
> > +						 unsigned int pin, int vector)
> > +{
> > +	/* Not needed with interrupt remapping */
> 
> I see that this is not needed because it is empty. But *why* isn't it needed?
> That comment would make sense here. So please drop this or explain :)

Well, the function is never called with interrupt-remapping enabled
anyway, so it is not needed. On the other side this makes the complete
patch pointless :) I'll remove it from the patch-set.


	Joerg

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