linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] ipc: Added support for IPC interrupt mode

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Message-ID: <5285414C.809@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:31:56 -0800
From:	David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>
To:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	matthew.garrett@...ula.com, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eric.ernst@...ux.intel.com,
	Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 
	<sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ipc: Added support for IPC interrupt mode

On 11/14/2013 01:00 PM, One Thousand Gnomes wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:36:18 -0800
> David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Alan,
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> So I think
>>>
>>> 1. Pass the informatio upon whether IRQ mode should be used in the
>>> platform information and remove all the ifdeffery
>>
>> I will double check with Sathya. But in case polling mode is left for
>> development purpose, make we can create a static variable to set irq
>> mode or not.
>
> If its only for development it doesn't IMHO need to be upstream. If its
> useful for debug and/or needed on real chipsets (as I believe is the case
> for the older ones) then a module (and thus kernel command line) option
> would be sensible yes.

Looks like this patch is keeping poll mode for Lincroft support, since
interrupt mode was never tested there. We're sending new version of
this patch set soon.

Br, David
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