linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 02/15] sh: Eliminate unused irq_reg

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Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:00:53 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...il.com>
Cc:	f.fainelli@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de, jason@...edaemon.net,
	ralf@...ux-mips.org, lethal@...ux-sh.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	mbizon@...ebox.fr, jogo@...nwrt.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 02/15] sh: Eliminate unused irq_reg_{readl,writel} accessors

On Wednesday 29 October 2014 19:17:55 Kevin Cernekee wrote:
> Defining these macros way down in arch/sh/.../irq.c doesn't cause
> kernel/irq/generic-chip.c to use them.  As far as I can tell this code
> has no effect.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...il.com>

Actually it overrides the 32-bit accessors with 16-bit accessors,
which does seem intentional and certainly has an effect.

	Arnd

>  arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7343/irq.c | 3 ---
>  arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7722/irq.c | 3 ---
>  2 files changed, 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7343/irq.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7343/irq.c
> index 7646bf0..1087dba 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7343/irq.c
> +++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7343/irq.c
> @@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
>  #define DRV_NAME "SE7343-FPGA"
>  #define pr_fmt(fmt) DRV_NAME ": " fmt
>  
> -#define irq_reg_readl  ioread16
> -#define irq_reg_writel iowrite16
> -
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/irq.h>
>  #include <linux/interrupt.h>

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