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

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Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:43:00 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
cc:	Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...il.com>, f.fainelli@...il.com,
	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 Thu, 30 Oct 2014, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> 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.

Not really. Neither arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7343/irq.c nor
arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7722/irq.c actually use
irq_reg_readl/writel. They simply define it.
 
Thanks,

	tglx
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