linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] irqchip init infrastructure and GIC/VIC move

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Message-ID: <CAOesGMgrAdvRqrnanfRD1gvJ-4O6pT1n2ZR+TCZADjD1ED_+UA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:56:52 -0800
From:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
To:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Cc:	"arm@...nel.org" <arm@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] irqchip init infrastructure and GIC/VIC move

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com> wrote:
> Arnd, Olof,
>
> Please pull for 3.9. This is the initial infrastructure and conversion
> of the GIC and VIC to use it. Several people are waiting for the irqchip
> infrastructure to go in in order to convert other irqchip code over.
>
> I've left "static asmlinkage" in on the irq handlers. There's been no
> more discussion, so I think we are in agreement. If asmlinkage defines
> the procedure call convention for assembly calls, then it still makes
> sense to have it on a static function called thru a function pointer.
>
> Rob
>
> The following changes since commit 9931faca02c604c22335f5a935a501bb2ace6e20:
>
>   Linux 3.8-rc3 (2013-01-09 18:59:55 -0800)
>
> are available in the git repository at:
>
>   git://sources.calxeda.com/kernel/linux.git tags/gic-vic-to-irqchip

Ugh. This conflicts heavily with the timer cleanup from Stephen, due
to adjacent changes in the machine descriptors.

I fixed them up, but I would appreciate a second glance at them for
sanity checking.


-Olof
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